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Ain Dara, Lebanon
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.78,35.725 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Lebanon |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ain Dara, Caza Aley, Lebanese amber (Azar coll) | Azevedo C. O., Azar D. (2012) | Amber found in three intervals in the upper part of the Grès du Liban. Ain Dara is found in the middle interval, located between the “Banc de Mrejatt” above and a pisolitic interval below. The "Banc de Mrejatt" includes one biostratigraphically significant benthic foraminifer: Eopalorbitolina transiens (Cherchi and Schroeder, 1999), which is a zonal marker of the Lower to Upper Barremian transition according to Schroeder et al. (2010). Accordingly the “Banc de Mrejatt” is correlated to the trans | amber | 130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Balatronis libanensisspecies | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Balatronis : Balatronis libanensis | 130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
 Aretsaya therinaspecies | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Aleyrodidae : Aretsaya : Aretsaya therina | 130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Apticoccus longitenuis species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Electrococcidae : Apticoccus : Apticoccus longitenuis | 130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
 Lancepyris opertusspecies | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Bethylidae : Lancepyris : Lancepyris opertus | 130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Libanolestes flecki species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Libanolestes : Libanolestes flecki | 130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
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!
