Mainland opposite Geziret el-Qarn (Eocene of Egypt)
Also known as west of Dimeh
Where: Egypt (29.5° N, 30.6° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 19.2° N, 32.1° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Qasr el-Sagha Formation, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: lagoonal; shale
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: P. D. Gingerich. 1992. Marine Mammals (Cetacean and Sirenia) from the Eocene of Gebel Mokattam and Fayum, Egypt: Stratigraphy, Age, and Paleoenvironments. University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 30:1-84 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 49924: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 02.05.2005
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Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
"Archaeosiren stromeri n. gen. n. sp." = Eosiren stromeri
"Archaeosiren stromeri n. gen. n. sp." = Eosiren stromeri Abel 1913 dugong This taxon was collected "west of Dimeh", and this locality is approximately in the same place.
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"Zeuglodon isis" = Basilosaurus isis
"Zeuglodon isis" = Basilosaurus isis Andrews 1904 whale | |
Bivalvia | |
Carolia sp. Cantraine 1838 scallop | |
Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop | |
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Hydrozoa | |
Kerunia sp. Mayer-Eymar 1899 |