Biometric analysis ofNummulites bahariyaensisn. sp.(Nummulites partschigroup) from the Bartonian of Bahariya Oasis, Egypt

Boukhary, Mohamed; Naby, Ahmed Abd El; Hussein, Aly I. M.

doi:10.1080/08912963.2012.755967

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“…Said and Issawi (1964) subdivided this plateau into three formational rock units (from base to top) as follows: the Naqb, the Qazzun and the El Hamra Formations. The measured Eocene stratigraphic section at Garra El Hamra, Bahariya Oasis, consists of two formations: the lower Qazzun Formation (Ypresian) that is unconformably overlain by El Hamra Formation (yielding Nummulites bahariyaensis Boukhary et al 2014, Figure 2(B)). Said and Issawi (1964) described the studied section as 30 m thick along the walls of a small depression that is covered by Ghard El Qazzun sandstone.…”

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What isNummulites depressusKenawy 1978? Evolution ofNummulites fabianiigroup in the Middle Eocene of Egypt

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New species Nummulites vetustufabianii n. sp. is described from the El Hamra Formation, Gara El Hamra section Bahariya Oasis Western Desert. The biometrical measurements include maximum and minimum diameter of the successive radii and heights of whorls, length/height ratio, number of chambers and the marginal cord thickness of each whorl for the megalospheric generation as well as the diameter of proloculus were elaborated to differentiate between some allied granulated species such as Nummulites depressus, Nummulites decrouezae, Nummulites cuvillieri and N. vetustufabianii n. sp. Nummulites fabianii group has lateral distribution for the entire Tethys basin, hence such biometrical studies are needed to emphasise the polyphyletic nature of the group.

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