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Abulad Island, Red Sea
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 17,42 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Red Sea |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Abulad Island, Reef limestone (locality J) | Cox R. L. (1931) | Abbas - Kamaran | reef limestone | "limestone" | 2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Chlamys sanguinolenta species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys sanguinolenta | 2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Antigona (Ventricola) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Antigona : Antigona (Ventricola) | 2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
References
Cox R. L. (1931) The geology of the Farsan Islands, Oizan and Kamaran Island, Red Sea. Part 2.- Molluscan palaeontology., Geological Magazine 68, 1-18 |
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!