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Amdeh - Am5, Oman
Formation | Amdeh |
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Member | Am5 |
Age: | 467 - 458 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Interval | Darriwilian |
Lithology | sandstone |
Number of Collections | 2 |
Number of Occurrences | 7 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Wadi Qahza | Muscat Governorate, Oman | Amdeh - Am5 |
Wadi Daiqa | Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Oman | Amdeh - Am5 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Belonechitina sp. genus | Sarcodina : Rhizopodea : Belonechitina | 467.3 - 458.4 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Euconochitina sp. genus | Sarcodina : Rhizopodea : Euconochitina | 467.3 - 458.4 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Lagenochitina sp. genus | Sarcodina : Rhizopodea : Lagenochitina | 470 - 458.4 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Laufeldochitina sp. genus | Sarcodina : Rhizopodea : Laufeldochitina | 470 - 458.4 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Sacabambaspis sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Arandaspididae : Sacabambaspis | 467.3 - 458.4 Ma Middle Ordovician |
References
Sansom I. J., Miller C. G., et al (2009) Ordovician fish from the Arabian Peninsula, Palaeontology 52 2, 337-342 |
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!