OLIGOCENE ECHINOIDS FROM WADI AL GHADAF, JORDAN

OLIGOCENE ECHINOIDS FROM WADI AL GHADAF, JORDAN

A small collection of echinoids from the Eastern Desert of Jordan includes the species Clypeaster biarritzensis, Amphiope? sp., Echinolampas cherichirensis, and Eupatagus meslei.  This fauna closely resembles faunas of early Oligocene age from North Africa.  The presence of the associated foraminife...

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Main Authors: LOUIS G. ZACHOS, AHMAD SMADI, FAYEZ AHMAD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2008-03-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Subjects:
Echinoidea
Jordan
Middle East
Cenozoic
Oligocene
Rupelian
Tethys
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/6368

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