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West end of Birket Qarun, Egypt
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 29.47,30.424 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Egypt |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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West end of Birket Qarun | Andrews C. W. (1904) | Birket Qarun | early Priabonian | sandstone | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Basilosaurus isis species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Basilosauridae : Basilosaurus : Basilosaurus isis | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
References
Andrews C. W. (1904) Further notes on the mammals of the Eocene of Egypt. Part III, Geological Magazine, London Ser. 5 1, 211-215 |
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!