Shaqra Group (Jubaila Lst. Unite Ju 1) (Jurassic of Saudi Arabia)
Where: Saudi Arabia (24.3° N, 46.7° E: paleocoordinates 2.8° S, 34.4° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Unite Ju 1 Member (Jubaila Lmst. Formation), Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified, fine-grained, gray limestone
• The Jubaila Lst. of early Kimmeridgian age, consists of limestone incorporating sandy facies to the south and northwest margins on the shelf, characterized commonly by reworking associated with violent terrigenous influx.
Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils
Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,
Primary reference: J. Manivit, Y.-M. Le Nindre, and D. Vaslet. 1990. Le Jurassique D`Arabie Centrale. Document du BRGM 4(194):25-519 [F. Fursich/S. Hicks/W. Kiessling] more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 45647: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Simone Hicks on 21.11.2004