LT36 (Pleistocene of Egypt)

Where: Sinai, Egypt (27.8° N, 34.2° E)

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Mewis. 2011. Field work Sinai. [W. Kiessling/H. Mewis/H. Mewis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 109237: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Heike Mewis on 13.05.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Acanthastrea echinata
Acanthastrea echinata Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia sp.
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Echinopora gemmacea, Cyphastrea serailia, Goniastrea retiformis, Platygyra sp., Favites sp.
Echinopora gemmacea Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral
Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Platygyra sp. Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Favites sp. Link 1807 stony coral