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Wasia, Saudi Arabia

FormationWasia
Age:101 - 94 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
IntervalCenomanian
Lithologysandstone
Number of Collections6
Number of Occurrences20

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
VD88.140Riyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaWasia
VD88.67Riyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaWasia
ZV50Ha'il Region, Saudi ArabiaWasia
ZV34Ha'il Region, Saudi ArabiaWasia

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Aruma83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
limestone2

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) sarracenarum
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Cidaridae : Temnocidaris : Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) sarracenarum100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Micropedina olisiponensis
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Arbacioida : Arbaciidae : Micropedina : Micropedina olisiponensis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coenholectypus excisus
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holectypoida : Holectypidae : Coenholectypus : Coenholectypus excisus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gentilia syriensis
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cassiduloida : Gentilia : Gentilia syriensis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Orthopsis miliaris
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Orthopsidae : Orthopsis : Orthopsis miliaris100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Heterodiadema libycum
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Phymosomatoida : Heterodiadematidae : Heterodiadema : Heterodiadema libycum100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tetragramma variolare
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Phymosomatoida : Diplopodiidae : Tetragramma : Tetragramma variolare100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mecaster orbignyanus
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Mecaster : Mecaster orbignyanus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mecaster pseudofourneli
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Mecaster : Mecaster pseudofourneli100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Néraudeau D., David B., et al (1995) The Cretaceous echinoids from central Saudi Arabia, Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 197, 399-424
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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