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Sciarauna-el-Ghibli, Aswan Governorate, Egypt
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 25.2,32.7 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Aswan, Egypt |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Aswan Governorate, Egypt |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Sciarauna-el-Ghibli | Smith J. B., Lamanna M. C. (2006) | Duwi | phosphorite | 83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Dyrosaurus phosphaticus species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Dyrosauridae : Dyrosaurus : Dyrosaurus phosphaticus | 83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Phosphatosaurus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Dyrosauridae : Phosphatosaurus | 83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Plesiosauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Plesiosauridae | 83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Mosasauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae | 83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Abelisauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Dryptosauroides : Abelisauridae | 83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
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!