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Khashm Tawqi, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Lat/Long (Decimal)25.4333,46.4667
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Khashm Tawqi, Saudi ArabiaSkelton P. W., El-Asa'ad G. M. A. (1992)Aruma - Khanasir"reef rocks"83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Scleractinia
order
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Biradiolites sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Biradiolites83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Durania cornupastoris
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Durania : Durania cornupastoris83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eodictyoptychus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Trechmannellidae : Eodictyoptychus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Skelton P. W., El-Asa'ad G. M. A. (1992) A new canaliculate rudist bivalve from the Aruma Formation of central Saudi Arabia, Geologica Romana 28, 105-117
Oezer S., El‐Sorogy A. -S. (2017) New record of Durania cornupastoris (rudist) from the Campanian of\r\nthe Aruma Formation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Description and\r\nbiogeographic remarks, Journal of African Earth Sciences 129, 380-389 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.01.014
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!
 
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