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Abu Qada, Egypt
| Formation | Abu Qada |
|---|---|
| Member(s) | lower Upper |
| Age: | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Interval | Late Cenomanian - Early Turonian |
| Lithology | limestone/dolomite, "shale", marl, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", mudstone/siltstone, "limestone", rudstone/floatstone, "shale"/"limestone", dolomite, "limestone"/"shale", marl/dolomite, marl/"shale", marl/"limestone", "shale"/marl, "shale"/sandstone, wackestone/"shale" |
| Number of Collections | 44 |
| Number of Occurrences | 353 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Qada - lower | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | marl/"shale", marl | 27 |
| Abu Qada - Upper | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | marl | 6 |
| Abu Qada/Raha | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | limestone/"shale" | 111 |
| Galala | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | marl, "limestone", dolomite, marl/"limestone", marl/dolomite, "limestone"/dolomite, wackestone/"shale", rudstone, "shale", "limestone"/"shale", floatstone, marl/packstone, wackestone/marl, rudstone/floatstone | 323 |
| Galala - Lower Shale | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | marl | 16 |
| Galala - Middle | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | limestone/"shale", "limestone" | 9 |
| Galala - Middle siliciclastic/carbonate | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | rudstone/floatstone, floatstone/rudstone, marl/"shale", "shale"/marl, "limestone", rudstone/marl | 91 |
| Galala - middle-siliclastic / carbonate | 101 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | claystone/mudstone, sandstone/packstone | 27 |
| Galala - Upper carbonate | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | rudstone | 22 |
| Halal | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | mixed carbonate-siliciclastic, floatstone/rudstone, marl/"limestone", rudstone, "limestone"/marl, marl, "limestone" | 235 |
| Halal - Lower Marly | 105 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous | shale/"limestone", "limestone", marl/"limestone", marl, marl/claystone, mudstone | 57 |
| Halal - Middle Carbonate | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | limestone/marl, marl | 41 |
| Halal - Upper Carbonate/ Marl | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | marl/"limestone", "limestone", "limestone"/marl | 16 |
| Matulla | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | carbonate/"shale", "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", sandstone/"limestone", sandstone/marl, sandstone, "limestone"/sandstone | 30 |
| Matulla - phosphatic | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone | 7 |
| Matulla - shaly | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | shale/marl, "limestone" | 27 |
| Raha | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | shale/"limestone", "shale"/sandstone, marl/"shale", "shale"/claystone, "shale"/"mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", "shale"/marl, "limestone", "shale", mudstone/siltstone, sandstone, "limestone"/"shale" | 242 |
| Sudr Chalk | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | chalk | 2 |
| Themed | 89.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | marl, "limestone" | 35 |
| Wata | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | carbonate/sandstone, "limestone", marl, "shale", marl/"limestone", "limestone"/"shale", wackestone | 132 |
Recorded Fossils
References
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!
