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Wadi Gfafa locality, Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia

Lat/Long (Decimal)27.2128,35.8194
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Wadi Gfafa locality, Middle reef unit, lower terraceKahal A. Y., El‐Sorogy A. S., et al (2019)"limestone"0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Wadi Gfafa locality, Middle reef unit, upper terraceKahal A. Y., El‐Sorogy A. S., et al (2019)"limestone"0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Wadi Gfafa locality, upper reef unit, lower terraceKahal A. Y., El‐Sorogy A. S., et al (2019)"limestone"0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Acropora sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Acropora0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Acropora pharaonis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Acropora : Acropora pharaonis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Favia sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Favia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Leptastrea sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Leptastrea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Dipsastraea pallida
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Dipsastraea : Dipsastraea pallida0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Echinopora lamellosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Echinopora : Echinopora lamellosa0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Favites sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Favites0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Favites pentagona
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Favites : Favites pentagona0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Goniastrea pectinata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea : Goniastrea pectinata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lobophyllia corymbosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Lobophylliidae : Lobophyllia : Lobophyllia corymbosa0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Galaxea sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Galaxea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pocillopora sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Pocillopora0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pocillopora damicornis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Pocillopora : Pocillopora damicornis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Porites sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Porites columnaris
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites columnaris0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Porites lutea
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites lutea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Millepora dichotoma
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Anthoathecata : Milleporidae : Millepora : Millepora dichotoma0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Millepora platyphylla
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Anthoathecata : Milleporidae : Millepora : Millepora platyphylla0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Echinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Protocidaris : Echinoidea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Stylophora
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Stylophora0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anadara uropigimelana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : Anadara uropigimelana0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Glycymeris pectunculus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris pectunculus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tridacna sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Tridacna0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cardita sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cardita0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Codakia sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Codakia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Codakia tigerina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Codakia : Codakia tigerina0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Saccostrea sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Saccostrea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Circe sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Circe0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Circe rugifera
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Circe : Circe rugifera0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Dosinia sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Dosinia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bulla ampulla
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Bullidae : Bulla : Bulla ampulla0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Nassarius persicus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius persicus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ancilla sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Ancillariidae : Ancilla0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Nerita sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Neritidae : Nerita0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turbo sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Turbinidae : Turbo0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Vermetus maximus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Vermetidae : Vermetus : Vermetus maximus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Patella sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellogastropoda : Patellidae : Patella0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Porifera
phylum
Animalia : Porifera0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Corallinales
order
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lithothamnion sp.
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : Lithothamnion0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

References

Kahal A. Y., El‐Sorogy A. S., et al (2019) Biofacies and diagenetic alterations of the Pleistocene coral reefs, northwest Red Sea coast, Saudi Arabia, Geological Journal doi:10.1002/gj.3503
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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