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Wadi Rayyan, Egypt
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 29.2364,30.4517 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Egypt |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Wadi Rayyan | Domning D. P. (2010) | Wadi Rayyan | Wadi Rayyan Series | not reported | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Protosiren sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Protosirenidae : Protosiren | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
References
Domning D. P. (2010) Sirenia, Cenozoic Mammals of Africa, 147-160 |
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!