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Wadi Az-Zarib, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 26.0167,34.3167 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadi Az-Zarib | El-Sorogy A. S. (2008) | 2 Middle Pleistocene and 1 Late Pleistocene unit at the Red Sea coast, not stated in text from which unit corals were collected | "limestone" | 0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Dipsastraea rotumanaspecies | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Dipsastraea : Dipsastraea rotumana | 0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
| Favites acuticollis species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Favites : Favites acuticollis | 0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
| Goniastrea peresi species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea : Goniastrea peresi | 0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
 Stylophora kuehlmannispecies | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Stylophora : Stylophora kuehlmanni | 0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
| El-Sorogy A. S. (2008) Contributions to the Pleistocene coral reefs of the Red Sea coast, Egypt, Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research 26, 63-85 |
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!
