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Bee's Friday Site, New Valley Governorate, Egypt

Lat/Long (Decimal)25.6178,29.2906
Co-ordinates Derivationstated in text
Given LocationAl Wadi al Jadid, Egypt
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)New Valley Governorate, Egypt

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Bee's Friday Site, Dakhleh OasisChurcher C. S., Russell D. A. (1992)Quseir - Mut"a few metres below the Duwi Formation""shale"83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Enchodus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae : Enchodus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Squalicorax sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Squalicorax83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scapanorhynchus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Mitsukurinidae : Scapanorhynchus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Onchosaurus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : Onchosaurus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dyrosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Dyrosauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mosasauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Testudines
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carcharodontosaurus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Carcharodontosauridae : Carcharodontosaurus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spinosaurus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Spinosauridae : Spinosaurus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Churcher C. S., Russell D. A. (1992) Terrestrial vertebrates from Campanians strata in Wadi el-Gedid (Kharga and Dakleh Oases), western desert of Egypt, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 12 3, suppl., 23A
Churcher C. S. (1999) A note on the Late Cretaceous vertebrate fauna of the Dakhleh Oasis, Reports from the Survey of the Dakhleh Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt, 1977–1987. Dakhleh Oasis Project: Monograph 2. Oxbow Monograph 99, 55-67
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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