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Hanifa, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

FormationHanifa
Member(s)Hawtah
Ulayyah
Age:161 - 156 Ma
Jurassic
IntervalOxfordian
Lithologylimestone
Number of Collections8
Number of Occurrences28

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Ma'ashbah Riyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaHanifa - Hawtah
Safarrat and Huraymilah Riyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaHanifa - Ulayyah
Jabal al Abakhayn Riyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaHanifa - Ulayyah
Shaib HaRiyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaHanifa
Shaib NisaRiyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaHanifa
Jebel BakkainRiyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaHanifa
Jebel BakkainRiyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaHanifa
Jebel HanifaRiyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaHanifa
KK10Riyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaHanifa
Wadi HamrRiyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaHanifa
Locality 66Riyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaHanifa

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Hanifa - Hawtah161 - 156 Ma
Jurassic
framestone19
Hanifa - Ulayyah161 - 156 Ma
Jurassic
framestone25

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Torquirhynchia parva
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Cyclothyrididae : Torquirhynchia : Torquirhynchia parva163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Kutchirhynchia gregoryi
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Kutchirhynchia : Kutchirhynchia gregoryi163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Somalirhynchia africana
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Somalirhynchia : Somalirhynchia africana163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Somalirhynchia arabica
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Somalirhynchia : Somalirhynchia arabica163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Somalirhynchia somalica
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Somalirhynchia : Somalirhynchia somalica163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Dorsoplicathyris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lissajousithyrididae : Dorsoplicathyris163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Glyphisaria divergens
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Glyphisaria : Glyphisaria divergens163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Habrobrochus amygdaloideus
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Habrobrochus : Habrobrochus amygdaloideus163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Somalithyris elliptica
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Somalithyris : Somalithyris elliptica163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Somalithyris ovata
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Somalithyris : Somalithyris ovata163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Somalithyris parva
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Somalithyris : Somalithyris parva163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Somalithyris rotundata
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Somalithyris : Somalithyris rotundata163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Somalithyris subcircularis
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Somalithyris : Somalithyris subcircularis163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Somalithyris triangulata
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Somalithyris : Somalithyris triangulata163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Mycerosia amygdaliformis
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Mycerosia : Mycerosia amygdaliformis163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Actinastrea crassoramosa
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Actinastrea : Actinastrea crassoramosa161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Allocoenia trochiformis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Allocoenia : Allocoenia trochiformis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Allocoeniopsis luciensis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Allocoeniopsis : Allocoeniopsis luciensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Coenastraea abakkaynata
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastraeidae : Coenastraea : Coenastraea abakkaynata161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Coenastraea arabica
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastraeidae : Coenastraea : Coenastraea arabica161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Coenastraea hyatti
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Coenastraea : Coenastraea hyatti161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Trigerastraea collignoni
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Andemantastraeidae : Trigerastraea : Trigerastraea collignoni161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Vallimeandropsis davidsoni
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Andemantastraeidae : Vallimeandropsis : Vallimeandropsis davidsoni161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Kobyastraea lomontiana
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Kobyastraeidae : Kobyastraea : Kobyastraea lomontiana161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Collignonastraea jumarensis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Collignonastraea : Collignonastraea jumarensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Latiastrea greppini
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Latiastrea : Latiastrea greppini161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Microphyllia brevivallis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Microphyllia : Microphyllia brevivallis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Microphyllia soemmeringii
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Microphyllia : Microphyllia soemmeringii161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ovalastrea michelini
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Ovalastrea : Ovalastrea michelini161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ovalastrea proeminens
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Ovalastrea : Ovalastrea proeminens161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Isastrea bernensis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Isastraea : Isastrea bernensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Isastrea hemisphaerica
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Isastraea : Isastrea hemisphaerica161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia cornutiformis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia cornutiformis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia frustriformis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia frustriformis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Columnocoenia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Placocoeniidae : Columnocoenia161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Columnocoenia safarratensis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Placocoeniidae : Columnocoenia : Columnocoenia safarratensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Starostinia arabica
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhipidogyridae : Starostinia : Starostinia arabica161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Koilomorpha hanifaensis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Koilomorpha : Koilomorpha hanifaensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Solenocoenia sexradiata
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Solenocoeniidae : Solenocoenia : Solenocoenia sexradiata161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Cryptocoenia slovenica
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Cryptocoenia : Cryptocoenia slovenica161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Cryptocoenia wegeneri
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Cryptocoenia : Cryptocoenia wegeneri161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Stylina kachensis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylina : Stylina kachensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Synastrea delemontana
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Synastraeidae : Synastrea : Synastrea delemontana161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Perisphinctes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Perisphinctes161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic

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
Cooper G. A. (1989) Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 65, 1-213
El-Asa'ad G.M.A. (1991) Oxfordian hermatypic corals from central Saudi Arabia, Géobios 24 3, 267-287
Alméras Y., Cougnon M., et al (2010) Brachiopodes du Jurasique Inférieur et moyen d'Arabie Saoudite centrale, Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de Lyon 168, 1-247
El-Sorogy A. S., Al-Kahtany K. M. (2014) Contribution to the scleractinian corals of Hanifa Formation, Upper Jurassic, Jabal Al-Abakkayn, central Saudi Arabia, Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology
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