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Abu Roash "G", Matrouh Governorate, Egypt

Member	Abu Roash "G"
Age:	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Interval	Late Cenomanian
Lithology	shale/sandstone
Number of Collections	17
Number of Occurrences	340

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Razzak #7 well	Matrouh Governorate, Egypt	Abu Roash "G"

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Afropollis jardinus species	7	Plantae : Afropollis : *Afropollis jardinus*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Retimonocolpites variplicatus species	7	Plantae : Retimonocolpites : *Retimonocolpites variplicatus*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coronifera oceanica species	7	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Coronifera : *Coronifera oceanica*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Florentinia sp. genus	6	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Florentinia*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Kallosphaeridium sp. genus	6	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Kallosphaeridium*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Oligosphaeridium complex species	7	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Oligosphaeridium : *Oligosphaeridium complex*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spiniferites ramosus species	7	Dinophyceae : Spiniferites : *Spiniferites ramosus*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sphaeripollenites psilatus species	7	Cupressales : Sphaeripollenites : *Sphaeripollenites psilatus*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Subtilisphaera sp. genus	6	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Peridiniales : Peridiniaceae : *Subtilisphaera*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Araucariacites australis species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Araucariacites : *Araucariacites australis*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Classopollis torosus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cheirolepidiaceae : Classopollis : *Classopollis torosus*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eucommiidites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : *Eucommiidites*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Alaticolpites limai species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Gnetopsida : Gnetales : Alaticolpites : *Alaticolpites limai*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ephedripites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Gnetopsida : Ephedrales : Ephedraceae : *Ephedripites*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Deltoidospora minor species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Deltoidospora : *Deltoidospora minor*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crybelosporites pannuceus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Marsileaceae : Crybelosporites : *Crybelosporites pannuceus*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cicatricosisporites orbiculatus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Cicatricosisporites : *Cicatricosisporites orbiculatus*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Zobaa M., Sanchez-Botero C., et al (2008) Kerogen and palynomorph analyses of the mid-Cretaceous Bahariya Formation and Abu Roash “G” Member, North Western Desert, Egypt, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions 58, 933-943

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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