Dakhla Formation
218 distinct taxa, from 2,268 fossil occurrences the Paleobiology Database records under this name, spanning 72–56 Mya.
Western Desert, New Valley, Al Wadi al Jadid · EG
218 taxa · 2,268 fossils · 72–56 MyaFiled under the Um El Ghanayim Group. Members recorded: Ammonite Hill, Upper Kharga Shale, Mawhoob Shale, Beris mudstone, Teneida, Beris Oyster Mudstone, Lower Kharga Shale, Peak Hill, Baris Oyster Mudstone, Beris, Kharga Shale.
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19 distinct localities, where the rock is now rather than where it was laid down. Tectonics draws the world it belonged to.
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What has been found
- Globotruncana
- Guembelitria cretacea
- Globigerinella
- Rugoglobigerina
- Heterohelix globulosa
- Rugoglobigerina rugosa
- Heterohelix dentata
- Heterohelix navarroensis
- Heterohelix
- Rugoglobigerina macrocephala
- Pseudoguembelina costulata
- Laeterohelix
- Ventilabrella carseyae
- Pseudotextularia
- Pseudotextularia elegans
- Rugoglobigerina scotti
- Muricohedbergella monmouthensis
- Globanomalina
- Guembelina punctulata
- Guembelitria
- Heterohelix planata
- Globotruncanella petaloidea
- Globotruncana aegyptiaca
- Heterohelix striata
- Globoconusa
- Woodringina claytonensis
- Globotruncanita
- Subbotina
- Plummerita
- Globotruncana aegyptiaca duwi
- Pseudoguembelina hariaensis
- Pseudoguembelina palpebra
- Woodringina hornerstownensis
- Parasubbotina pseudobulloides
- Parasubbotina varianta
- Foraminifera
- Pseudoguembelina kempensis
- Eoglobigerina extensa
- Globotruncanella
- Chiloguembelina midwayensis
The 40 most often recorded, of 218.
What else lived thenRank the rock of a period
Counts are of occurrence records, which measure the rock and the fieldwork together.