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Galala - Middle siliciclastic/carbonate, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
| Formation | Galala |
|---|---|
| Member | Middle siliciclastic/carbonate |
| Age: | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Interval | Early Cenomanian |
| Lithology | rudstone/floatstone, floatstone/rudstone, marl/"shale", "shale"/marl, "limestone", rudstone/marl |
| Number of Collections | 21 |
| Number of Occurrences | 91 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Wadi Quseib | South Sinai Governorate, Egypt | Galala - Middle siliciclastic/carbonate |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Qada | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 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" | 353 |
| Galala - Lower Shale | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | marl | 16 |
| 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 |
| Wata | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | carbonate/sandstone, "limestone", marl, "shale", marl/"limestone", "limestone"/"shale", wackestone | 132 |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Ayoub-Hannaa W. S. (2011) Taxonomy and palaeoecology of the Cenomanian-Turonian macroinvertebrates from eastern Sinai, Egypt (part A), 1-418 |
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!
