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Wadi Hitan ZV-197, Giza Governorate, Egypt
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 29.3131,30.0614 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Giza Governorate, Egypt |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Wadi Hitan ZV-197 | Uhen M. D. (2004) | Gehannam | Age after Underwood et al. 2011, PaleoDB ref 43835. | "shale" | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Dorudon atrox species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Basilosauridae : Dorudon : Dorudon atrox | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
References
Uhen M. D. (2004) Form, Function, and Anatomy of Dorudon atrox (Mammalia, Cetacea): An Archaeocete from the Middle to Late Eocene of Egypt, University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 34, 1-222 |
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!