Somalina praestefaninii n. sp., a New Species of Large Foraminifera from the Dammam Formation (Lutetian) of Gebel Hafit, United Arab Emirates
<div>The nodular limestones exposed at the basal part of the Gebel Hafit</div><div>(United Arab Emirates) represent a truncation surface, between the</div><div>Rus and the Middle Eocene Dammam Formation (Mibazara Member).</div><div>Somalina praestefaninii n....
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| author | Mohamed Boukhary Danielle Decrouez Yasser A. El Safori |
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| description | <div>The nodular limestones exposed at the basal part of the Gebel Hafit</div><div>(United Arab Emirates) represent a truncation surface, between the</div><div>Rus and the Middle Eocene Dammam Formation (Mibazara Member).</div><div>Somalina praestefaninii n.sp. is a new large foraminiferal species</div><div>separated from the Mibazara member. It is believed that Somalina</div><div>praestefaninii n.sp. is the ancestral form of Somalina stefaninii</div><div>Silvestri as it is smaller and has a more simple protoconch. Here,</div><div>it is believed that the taxon Somalina (Lutetian) could possibly be</div><div>derived from Opertorbitolites NUTTALL , 1925 (the taxon characteristic</div><div>for the Ypresian).</div> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a857b54018844f72a2eba5ed426f55542022-12-21T18:37:24ZengCroatian Geological SurveyGeologia Croatica1330-030X1333-48752006-12-015929910710.4154/GC.2006.0792Somalina praestefaninii n. sp., a New Species of Large Foraminifera from the Dammam Formation (Lutetian) of Gebel Hafit, United Arab EmiratesMohamed Boukhary0Danielle Decrouez1Yasser A. El Safori2Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams UniversityMuséum d’histoire naturelle de GenèveAin Shams University<div>The nodular limestones exposed at the basal part of the Gebel Hafit</div><div>(United Arab Emirates) represent a truncation surface, between the</div><div>Rus and the Middle Eocene Dammam Formation (Mibazara Member).</div><div>Somalina praestefaninii n.sp. is a new large foraminiferal species</div><div>separated from the Mibazara member. It is believed that Somalina</div><div>praestefaninii n.sp. is the ancestral form of Somalina stefaninii</div><div>Silvestri as it is smaller and has a more simple protoconch. Here,</div><div>it is believed that the taxon Somalina (Lutetian) could possibly be</div><div>derived from Opertorbitolites NUTTALL , 1925 (the taxon characteristic</div><div>for the Ypresian).</div>http://www.geologia-croatica.hr/ojs/index.php/GC/article/view/179SomalinaTaxonomyEoceneUnited Arab Emirates |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed Boukhary Danielle Decrouez Yasser A. El Safori Somalina praestefaninii n. sp., a New Species of Large Foraminifera from the Dammam Formation (Lutetian) of Gebel Hafit, United Arab Emirates Geologia Croatica Somalina Taxonomy Eocene United Arab Emirates |
| title | Somalina praestefaninii n. sp., a New Species of Large Foraminifera from the Dammam Formation (Lutetian) of Gebel Hafit, United Arab Emirates |
| title_full | Somalina praestefaninii n. sp., a New Species of Large Foraminifera from the Dammam Formation (Lutetian) of Gebel Hafit, United Arab Emirates |
| title_fullStr | Somalina praestefaninii n. sp., a New Species of Large Foraminifera from the Dammam Formation (Lutetian) of Gebel Hafit, United Arab Emirates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Somalina praestefaninii n. sp., a New Species of Large Foraminifera from the Dammam Formation (Lutetian) of Gebel Hafit, United Arab Emirates |
| title_short | Somalina praestefaninii n. sp., a New Species of Large Foraminifera from the Dammam Formation (Lutetian) of Gebel Hafit, United Arab Emirates |
| title_sort | somalina praestefaninii n sp a new species of large foraminifera from the dammam formation lutetian of gebel hafit united arab emirates |
| topic | Somalina Taxonomy Eocene United Arab Emirates |
| url | http://www.geologia-croatica.hr/ojs/index.php/GC/article/view/179 |
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