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Egypt 10 , Egypt

Lat/Long (Decimal)	29.3167,30.8333
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on political unit
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Egypt

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Egypt 10 (Fayium)	Abbass H. L. (1967)			"carbonate"	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Qasr el Sagha	Roman J., Strougo A. (1987)	Qasr el-Sagha		sandstone	48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Serpulidae family	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae	48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Fayoumaster desmoulinsi species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Goniasteridae : Stellasteropsis : *Asterias desmoulinsii*	48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Fayoumaster pharaonum species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Goniasteridae : Stellasteropsis : *Fayoumaster pharaonum*	48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Gonimyrtea sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : *Gonimyrtea*	48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Ostrea (Turkostrea) bogharensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Turkostrea : *Ostrea (Turkostrea) bogharensis*	48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Corbula (Notocorbula) sp. subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Corbula : *Corbula (Notocorbula)*	48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Globularia (Globularia) farouqi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Globularia : *Globularia (Globularia) farouqi*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Haminoea sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Haminoeidae : *Haminoea*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Surcula ingens species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Turricula : *Pleurotoma ingens*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Buccinofusus ageri species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Conradconfusus : *Buccinofusus ageri*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Clavilithes (Clavilithes) nilotica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Clavilithes : *Clavilithes (Clavilithes) nilotica*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Hyalina (Serrata) arabica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Marginellidae : Serrata : *Hyalina (Serrata) arabica*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Prunum (Leptegouana) nefertitae species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Marginellidae : Prunum : *Prunum (Leptegouana) nefertitae*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Heligmotoma sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : *Heligmotoma*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Turris cleopatrae species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Turris : *Turris cleopatrae*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Athleta (Athleta) fayiumensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : *Athleta (Athleta) fayiumensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Architectonica saghaensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectonicidae : Architectonica : *Architectonica saghaensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Calyptraea ramsisi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Calyptraea : *Calyptraea ramsisi*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Cassidaria cheops species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : Galeodea : *Cassidaria cheops*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Cassis (Cassis) anwari species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cassidae : Cassis : *Cassis (Cassis) anwari*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Bernaya quarunensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Bernaya : *Bernaya quarunensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Cepatia shazlii species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Cepatia : *Cepatia shazlii*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Cypraedia reedi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ovulidae : Cypraedia : *Cypraedia reedi*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Ectinochilus (Ectinochilus) misrensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Rimella : *Ectinochilus (Ectinochilus) misrensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Rimella (Rimella) mediterranica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Rimella : *Rimella (Rimella) mediterranica*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Tudicla (Tudicla) barakati species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Vasidae : Tudicla : *Tudicla (Tudicla) barakati*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Colina (Colina) coxi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Colina : *Colina (Colina) coxi*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Mesalia bassiounii species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Mesalia : *Mesalia bassiounii*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Mesalia shatai species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Mesalia : *Mesalia shatai*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Turritella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : *Turritella*	48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Turritella (Peyrotia) ansarii species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Turritella : *Turritella (Peyrotia) ansarii*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Torquesia : *Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Turritella (Torquesia) pharaonica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Torquesia : *Turritella (Torquesia) pharaonica*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene

References

Abbass H. L. (1967) A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods, United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph 4, 1-154

Roman J., Strougo A. (1987) Fayoumaster Pharaonum n. gen., n. sp. (Asteroidea, Goniasteridae) et son cadre stratigraphique et paléoécologique, Annales de Paléontologie 73 1, 29-50

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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