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Locality 36, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 24.668,46.05 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locality 36, Dhruma area (Aramco S-1164) | Arkell W. J. (1952) | Dhruma | Ermoceras fauna, weathered-out fossils on the slope, derived from 0 to 19.7 m below the top of the escarpment (calculated about 13 to 32 m below the top of the Dhibi limestone member) | "limestone" | 171.6 - 167.7 Ma Middle Jurassic |
| Locality 38, Dhruma area (Aramco S-1162) | Arkell W. J. (1952) | Dhruma | Ermoceras fauna, fossils in place 11.7 to 14.3 m below the top of the escarpment (calculated about 25 to 27.5 m below the top of the Dhibi limestone member) | "limestone" | 171.6 - 167.7 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Arkell W. J. (1952) Jurassic ammonites from Jebel Tuwaiq, central Arabia, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Biological Sciences 236, 241-313 |
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!
