Coralline, Dasycladacean and Codiacean Algae from the Middle Eocene Rock Succession at Gabal El Mereir and G. El Teir, Nile Valley, Egypt PDF

Keywords

geology, algae, Egypt

Abstract

Eighteen species of calcareous algae belonging to the families Corallinaceae, Dasycladaceae and Codiaceae are recorded, for the first time, from the Middle Eocene rock succession at Gabal El Mereir and Gabal Teir. Nile Valley. Egypt. The corallines comprise two species of Archaeolithithamnium two species of Mesophyllum. one species of Lithophyllum. one species of Lithoporella and one species of Jania. Ten species of Dasycladacean algae are represented by the following nine genera: Diplopora, Actinoporella, Cymopolia, Neomeris, Larvaria, Trinocladus, Thyrsoporella, Belzungia. Furcoporella, and one species of Ovulites belongs to the Family Codiaceae. One new Dasycladacean species, Dipolopora aegyptiaea, is described. On the basis of these algal assemblages, the sections studies are referred to the Middle Eocene.