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Wadi Bih, United Arab Emirates
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 24.7833,56.0667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | United Arab Emirates |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Wadi Bih, Jebel Hagab, Ras al Khaima | Hudson R. G. S. (1960) | Beni Zaid Limestone | "limestone" | 163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Astroporina sp. genus | Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Milleporellidae : Astroporina | 163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic |
Dehornella harrarensis species | Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Axinellida : Milleporellidae : Dehornella : Dehornella harrarensis | 163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic |
Dehornella omanensis species | Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Axinellida : Milleporellidae : Dehornella : Dehornella omanensis | 163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic |
References
Hudson R. G. S. (1960) The Tethyan Jurassic stromatoporoids Stromatoporina, Dehornella, and Astroporina, Palaeontology 2 2, 180-199 |
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!