Middle-upper Cenomanian echinoids from north Wadi Qena, North Eastern Desert, Egypt
Abdelhamid, Marouf Abdelaty Mohamed;
Abstract
Two Upper Cretaceous (middleeupper Cenomanian) sections located at the northern part of Wadi Qena
were measured and their echinoids were collected carefully bed by bed. This area is abnormally rich in
echinoids where their diversity is high and also many species are abundant. Twenty-three echinoid
species (10 regular and 13 irregular) referred to twelve genera have been identified and taxonomically
described. Two new species are established: Pedinopsis hemisphaerica and Phymosoma elqotti. The
taxonomic rank of two species is changed. Three species, which are described from the Cenomanian of
Algeria and Tunisia, are new records from Egypt. Phymosoma major Coquand, which is common in the
Turonian of North Africa and south Europe, is recorded here in the Late Cenomanian for the first time.
The echinoid Anorthopygus Cotteau, 1859 and its species are revised. Three echinoid assemblage zones
are delineated in each of the two studied sections. They are compared to other macro-faunal assemblage
zones in the Cenomanian at different parts in Egypt. The palaeobiogeography of the echinoids in the
present study is discussed.
were measured and their echinoids were collected carefully bed by bed. This area is abnormally rich in
echinoids where their diversity is high and also many species are abundant. Twenty-three echinoid
species (10 regular and 13 irregular) referred to twelve genera have been identified and taxonomically
described. Two new species are established: Pedinopsis hemisphaerica and Phymosoma elqotti. The
taxonomic rank of two species is changed. Three species, which are described from the Cenomanian of
Algeria and Tunisia, are new records from Egypt. Phymosoma major Coquand, which is common in the
Turonian of North Africa and south Europe, is recorded here in the Late Cenomanian for the first time.
The echinoid Anorthopygus Cotteau, 1859 and its species are revised. Three echinoid assemblage zones
are delineated in each of the two studied sections. They are compared to other macro-faunal assemblage
zones in the Cenomanian at different parts in Egypt. The palaeobiogeography of the echinoids in the
present study is discussed.
Other data
Title | Middle-upper Cenomanian echinoids from north Wadi Qena, North Eastern Desert, Egypt | Authors | Abdelhamid, Marouf Abdelaty Mohamed | Keywords | Middle-upper Cenomanian, Echinoids, Taxonomy, North Wadi Qena, Egypt | Issue Date | 2014 | Publisher | Elsevier | Journal | Cretaceous Research | Conference | The eighth international Conference of Geology of the Middle East |
Attached Files
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
6-Middle-upper pptx.pptx | 40.42 MB | Unknown | View/Open | |
Middle-upper Cenomanian echinoids from north Wadi Qena, North Eastern Desert, Egypt.pptx | 40.42 MB | Unknown | View/Open |
Similar Items from Core Recommender Database
Items in Ain Shams Scholar are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.