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NHM "Ormoceras" locality, Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 28.5,36 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Tabuk, Saudi Arabia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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NHM "Ormoceras" locality | Evans D. H. (2000) | Tabuk - Hanadir | see discussion in the primary reference | sandstone | 463.5 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Neseuretus sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Neseuretus | 463.5 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Mesaktoceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Mesaktoceras | 463.5 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Sactoceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Sactoceras | 463.5 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician |
References
Evans D. H. (2000) A Cephalopod Fauna from the Middle Ordovician of Saudi Arabia, Palaeontology 43 3, 573-589 |
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!