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Sciarauna-el-Ghibli, Aswan Governorate, Egypt

Lat/Long (Decimal)25.2,32.7
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationAswan, Egypt
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Aswan Governorate, Egypt

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Sciarauna-el-GhibliSmith J. B., Lamanna M. C. (2006)Duwiphosphorite83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Dyrosaurus phosphaticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Dyrosauridae : Dyrosaurus : Dyrosaurus phosphaticus83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Phosphatosaurus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Dyrosauridae : Phosphatosaurus83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plesiosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Plesiosauridae83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mosasauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Abelisauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Dryptosauroides : Abelisauridae83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Gemmellaro M. (1921) Rettili maëstrichtiani di Egitto [Maastrichtian reptiles of Egypt], Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche 32, 340-351
Buffetaut E. (1979) Présence du Crocodilien Phosphatosaurus (Mesosuchia, Dyrosauridae) dans le Paléocène du Niger et du Mali, Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 53 3/4, 323-333
Smith J. B., Lamanna M. C. (2006) An abelisaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Egypt: implications for theropod biogeography, Naturwissenschaften 93/11, 242-245
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!
 
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