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Qurn, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 29.85,31.3333 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Cairo Governorate, Egypt |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qurn, Helwan (Wadi Rayan Formation), Egypt -Tawadros (2001) | Tawadros E. E. (2001) | Wadi Rayan | Wadi Rayan Formation is upper Lutetian (Eocene) and largely composed of glauconitic limestones. Wadi Rayan Formation is correlated to the Tanka Formation in the Gulk of Suez. At the type locality the Wadi Rayan Formation is made up of 25 m (82 ft) section of poorly fossiliferous sandy shales with a hard, highly fossiliferous middle bed containing the collection. | "shale" | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Nicaisolopha sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Nicaisolopha | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
| Plicatula polymorpha species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula polymorpha | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
References
| Tawadros E. E. (2001) , Geology of Egypt and Libya, 1-468 |
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!
