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Collection: Mamissa, Djebel Sinjar, level 410 Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria

Age83.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
IntervalLate Campanian
Lat/Long36.3917,40.6889
Co-ordinates derived fromstated in text
LocationMamissa
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
Geographic Scaleoutcrop
Geographic CommentsThe location is given as X = 1,853,500 m; Y = 334,050 m; the approximate latitude and longitude are given above; Mamissa in Djebel Sinjar (Jabal Sinjar)
FormationShinarish
Stratigraphic Scalegroup of beds
Local Orderbottom to top
Lithology"limestone"
Minor Lithologyargillaceous
Environmentdeep subtidal indet.

Associated Collections

CollectionFormationMemberLithologyAge
Mamissa, Djebel Sinjar, level 288Shinarish"limestone"83.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Mamissa, Djebel Sinjar, level 348Shinarish"limestone"83.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Mamissa, Djebel Sinjar, level 365Shinarish"limestone"83.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Mamissa, Djebel Sinjar, level 374Shinarish"limestone"83.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Mamissa, Djebel Sinjar, level 389Shinarish"limestone"83.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Mamissa, Djebel Sinjar, level 419Shinarish"limestone"83.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Mamissa, Djebel Sinjar, level 429Shinarish"limestone"83.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Mamissa, Djebel Sinjar, level 435Shinarish"limestone"83.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Mamissa, Djebel Sinjar, level 439Shinarish"limestone"83.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Mamissa, Djebel Sinjar, level 556Shinarish"limestone"83.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyPreservationAge
Hauericeras (Gardeniceras)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Hauericeras : Hauericeras (Gardeniceras)aragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Solenoceras reesidei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Diplomoceratidae : Solenoceras : Solenoceras reesideiaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lewyites oronensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Diplomoceratidae : Lewyites : Lewyites oronensisaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Solenoceras reesidei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Diplomoceratidae : Solenoceras : Solenoceras reesideiaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lewyites oronensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Diplomoceratidae : Lewyites : Lewyites oronensisaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Didymoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Didymocerasaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nostoceras (Nostoceras) budanyi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Nostoceratidae : Nostoceras : Nostoceras (Nostoceras) budanyiaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nostoceras hyatti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Nostoceras : Nostoceras hyattiaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Didymoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Didymocerasaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nostoceratidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidaearagonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nostoceras (Nostoceras) budanyi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Nostoceratidae : Nostoceras : Nostoceras (Nostoceras) budanyiaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nostoceras hyatti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Nostoceras : Nostoceras hyattiaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nostoceras (Nostoceras) ellipticum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Nostoceratidae : Nostoceras : Nostoceras (Nostoceras) ellipticumaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Exiteloceras etequense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Exiteloceras : Exiteloceras etequensearagonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nostoceras (Nostoceras) budanyi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Nostoceratidae : Nostoceras : Nostoceras (Nostoceras) budanyiaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nostoceras hyatti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Nostoceras : Nostoceras hyattiaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nostoceras (Nostoceras) budanyi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Nostoceratidae : Nostoceras : Nostoceras (Nostoceras) budanyiaragonite
mold/impression
83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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