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Paleoecology and Paleogeography of the Cenomanian-Turonian Macrofossils, north Eastern Desert and Sinai, Egypt

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Abstract

Taphonomy, mode of life, quantitative abundance, faunal diversity and relative abundance of the macrofossils identified from the Cenomanian-Turonian successions at north Eastern Desert and Sinai to deduce the paleoecological conditions and paleoenvironmental setting during the deposition. The successions composed of mixed siliciclastic and carbonate rocks. They are subdivided into Raha (at base), Abu Qada (at middle) and Wata (at top) formations. The Raha Formation probably deposited in a shallow-marine environment ranging from littoral (less 10m) for the lower part to infra-sublittoral (10-100m) for the upper part. The Abu Qada Formation probably deposited in littoral to shallow circa-sublittoral environment (10-150m), during a transgressive phase. The Wata Formation probably deposited in infra-littoral environment (10-100m). Based on the paleobiogeography point view, geographic distribution of the identified faunal species shows a strong affinity to the Mediterranean Province. Large proportion of the ammonite, bivalve, gastropod and echinoid faunal elements links the study area with North Africa, Middle East and South and West Europe. Some species of Cenomanian and Turonian ages seem to be endemic to Egypt, suggesting that Egypt was an endemic center during certain late Cretaceous times. Countries (e.g. North Africa, West Africa, North and South America, South and West Europe, and the Middle East), referring to the Tethyan affinity of the studied fauna. Turonian successions at the measured sections characterized by rare occurrence of the oysters, in contrast to the enrichment of the oysters in Cenomanian successions, this may indicate that, the Cenomanian-Turonian transgression was probably followed by deeper conditions unfavorable for oysters.

DOI

10.21608/nujbas.2022.117895.1001

Keywords

Macrofossils, taphonomy, diversity, Egypt

Authors

First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Darwish

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, New Valley University, El Kharga, Egypt

Email

mahmoud.hamed68@sci.nvu.edu.eg

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0000-0002-8930-6422

First Name

Nasr

Last Name

Abdel-Maksoud

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Geology Departement, Faculty of Science, Assiut University

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anasr74@yahoo.co.uk

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Zakhera

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Geology Departement, Faculty of Science, Aswan University

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zakhera40@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Nageh

Last Name

Obaidala

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Geology Departement, Faculty of Science, Assiut University

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nageh@aun.edu.eg

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-

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Volume

1

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1

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33991

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2022-01-23

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2023-12-01

Page Start

45

Page End

64

Print ISSN

2812-4839

Online ISSN

2812-572X

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2,186

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New Valley University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

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https://nujbas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Paleoecology and Paleogeography of the Cenomanian-Turonian Macrofossils, north Eastern Desert and Sinai, Egypt

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28 Dec 2024