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Ramla , Central District (HaMerkaz District), Israel
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 31.91,34.925 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Central District (HaMerkaz District), Israel |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Ramla (BMNH collection) | Avnimelech M. (1947) | Lakhish - Ramla | Based on planktonic foraminifera and calcareous nannofossils, Drooger (1986) ascribed the Ramla deposits to zone P21 (the upper half of the Pr. opima opima Zone). | "limestone" | 28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Ramle (Hebrew University collection) | Avnimelech M. (1947) | Lakhish - Ramla | Based on planktonic foraminifera and calcareous nannofossils, Drooger (1986) ascribed the Ramla deposits to zone P21 (the upper half of the Pr. opima opima Zone). | "limestone" | 28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Ramle (Jerusalem Public Works collection) | Avnimelech M. (1947) | Lakhish - Ramla | Based on planktonic foraminifera and calcareous nannofossils, Drooger (1986) ascribed the Ramla deposits to zone P21 (the upper half of the Pr. opima opima Zone). | "limestone" | 28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!