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Wadi el Fau, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 19.9147,45.2819 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Wadi el Fau, S1453 | Cooper G. A. (1989) | Dhruma - Hisyan | "limestone" | 166.1 - 163.5 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Eudesia (Sphriganaria) cardioides species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Eudesiidae : Eudesia : Eudesia (Sphriganaria) cardioides | 166.1 - 163.5 Ma Middle Jurassic |
References
Cooper G. A. (1989) Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 65, 1-213 |
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!