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Araif el Naqa, North Sinai Governorate, Egypt
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 30.35,34.4333 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | North Sinai Governorate, Egypt |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Araif el Naqa, section IX | Kuss J., Conrad M. A. (1991) | "limestone" | 105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous | ||
Araif el Naqa, section IX, zone | Kuss J., Conrad M. A. (1991) | "limestone" | 113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cylindroporella sp. genus | Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Cylindroporella | 105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous |
Neomeris sp. genus | Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Neomeris | 113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Kuss J., Conrad M. A. (1991) Calcareous Algae from Cretaceous Carbonates of Egypt, Sinai, and Southern Jordan, Journal of Paleontology 65 5 |
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!