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section 42/83 , Aswan Governorate, Egypt
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 23.499,33.0641 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Aswan, Egypt |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Aswan Governorate, Egypt |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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section 42/83 (Location 2) | Demathieu G. R., Wycisk P. (1990) | Abu Agag | in "Unit D" | sandstone | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Planolites sp. genus | Animalia : Planolites | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Rusophycus sp. genus | Rusophycus | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Scoyenia sp. genus | Scoyenia | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Gallegosichnus | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Rhynchosauroides sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : Rhynchosauroides | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Demathieu G. R., Wycisk P. (1990) Tetrapod trackways from southern Egypt and northern Sudan, Journal of African Earth Sciences 10 3, 435-443 |
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!