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SHARKS AND RAYS FROM THE MOKATTAMIAN STAGE (MIDDLE AND LATE EOCENE) OF EGYPT, INCLUDING SOME SPECIES FROM THE MIDDLE EOCENE MIDRA SHALE OF QATAR

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Paleontology, Geochronology.

Abstract

Twenty six species of “megascopic" elasmobranchs have been identified, described and figured, and a local biostratigraphic scheme has been constructed. Ginglymostoma angolense Dartevelle & Casier, 1943 is reported for the first time from the Egyp‌tian Eocene. The average size of Misrichthys stromeri Case & Cappetta, 1990 seems to be age dependent, younger popula‌tions generally being larger in size. If this trend is confirmed by future studies, it may be used to separate specifically older populations from younger ones. Several species appear to be characteristic of specific horizons and, hence, could be used in the future for regional biostratigraphic correlation.

Ginglymostoma angolense Dartevelle & Casier, 1943, «Carcharias» koerti (Stromer, 1910), Moerigaleus vitreodon Under‌wood &Ward, 2011, Rhizoprionodon sp. and Anoxypristis mucrodens (White, 1926) are reported for the first time from the middle Eocene of Qatar.

DOI

10.21608/egjg.2022.173845.1028

Keywords

Mokattamian, Eocene, elasmobranchs, Egypt, Qatar

Authors

First Name

Anhar

Last Name

ASAN

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Geology department Ain Shams University Faculty of Science

Email

anhar_hasan@sci.asu.edu.eg

City

Cairo. EGYPT

Orcid

0000-0003-2710-3256

First Name

Iman

Last Name

SALAME

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Geology department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University

Email

emanali@sci.edu.eg

City

Cairo, Egypt

Orcid

-

First Name

Amin

Last Name

STROUGO

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Geology department, Faculty of Science Ain Shams University

Email

aminstrougo@gmail.com

City

Cairo, Egypt

Orcid

-

Volume

66

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

34438

Issue Date

2022-12-01

Receive Date

2022-11-10

Publish Date

2022-12-01

Page Start

113

Page End

161

Print ISSN

0022-1384

Online ISSN

2805-2617

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https://egjg.journals.ekb.eg/article_276008.html

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276,008

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Original Article

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2,013

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Geology

Publication Link

https://egjg.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

SHARKS AND RAYS FROM THE MOKATTAMIAN STAGE (MIDDLE AND LATE EOCENE) OF EGYPT, INCLUDING SOME SPECIES FROM THE MIDDLE EOCENE MIDRA SHALE OF QATAR

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Article

Created At

23 Jan 2023