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Five miles east of Ras al Khaima, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 25.79,56.09 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Five miles east of Ras al Khaima | Hudson R. G. S., Jefferies R. P. S. (1961) | wackestone | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cassianella subeuglypha species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Cassianellidae : Cassianella : Cassianella subeuglypha | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Dimyodon subrichtofeni species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Dimyidae : Atreta : Dimyodon subrichthofeni | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Plagiostoma subvaloniense species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Plagiostoma : Plagiostoma subvaloniense | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Myophoria sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : Myophoria | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
References
Hudson R. G. S., Jefferies R. P. S. (1961) Upper Triassic brachiopods and lamellibranchs from the Oman Peninsula, Arabia, Palaeontology 4 1, 1-41 |
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!