Where: Israel (30.6° N, 34.9° E: paleocoordinates 11.8° N, 29.2° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Coniacian (89.3 - 85.8 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, white limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: 'The associated fauna of echinoids, bivalves and gastropods is very rich... Most of the material described was collected by the author in collaboration with Y. K. Bentor and A. Vroman and others.'; Museum repositories: M, HU
Primary reference: A. Parnes. 1964. Coniacian ammonites from the Negev (Southern Israel). Geological Survey of Israel, Bulletin (39)1-41 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg] more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 69847: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 08.03.2007