New Species of Fossil Algae from the Lower-Middle Eocene Rocks West and Northwest of Assiut, Nile Valley, Upper Egypt PDF

Keywords

fossil, Egypt, biozones

Abstract

Six species belonging to four genera of fossil calcareous algae are here recorded, for the first time, from the Lower and Middle Eocene rocks west and northwest of Assiut, Nile Valley, Upper Egypt. Among these, the following three species are new; Neomeris mirensis n. sp., Neomeris johnson n. sp. and Girvanella aegyptiaca n. sp. Three biozones, based on their microfossil content, are recognized through the Lower-Middle Eocene succession of the area.