Egypt 3 (Tineida) (Paleocene of Egypt)
Where: Egypt (25.5° N, 29.3° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 8.2° N, 31.2° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Paleocene (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shale and carbonate
Primary reference: H. L. Abbass. 1967. A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods. United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph (4)1-154 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 2953: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 23.07.1999
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
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| Gastropoda | |
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Ancilla abdoi Awad and Abed 1967 olive snail | |
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Cypraedia ismaili Abbass 1967 snail | |
Mesalia gigantia, Mesalia ferialae, Mesalia paleocenica, Mesalia zitteli, Turritella tarturensis, Turritella akkadi, Turritella nazikae, Turritella saharica, Turritella abbassi
Mesalia gigantia Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Mesalia ferialae Abbass 1967 turret shell
Mesalia paleocenica Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Mesalia zitteli Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Turritella tarturensis Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Turritella akkadi Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Turritella nazikae Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Turritella saharica Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell
Turritella abbassi Awad and Abed 1967 turret shell | |