Bab-el Jasmund, Libyan Desert (Paleocene of Egypt)
Also known as Reef 2627
Where: Egypt (25.7° N, 28.9° E: paleocoordinates 13.6° N, 23.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Danian (65.5 - 61.7 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified, white limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: J. Wanner. 1902. Die Fauna der obersten weissen Kreide der libyschen Wüste [Uppermost White Cretaceous of the Libyan Desert]. Palaeontographica 30(2):91-152 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel] more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 86950: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 26.02.2009, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling