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Bir Sahara 11, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 22.9333,28.6833 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | New Valley Governorate, Egypt |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Bir Sahara 11 | Wendorf F., Schild R. (1980) | ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: 4728000 +- 1250; >44700 on Melanoides and humates radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min | sandstone | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Camelus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelus | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Phacochoerus aethiopicus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Phacochoerus : Phacochoerus aethiopicus | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Equus asinus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus asinus | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Wendorf F., Schild R. (1980) Prehistory of the Eastern Sahara, . |
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!