Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Turonian) bivalves from northern Jordan, Middle East

Twelve species of bivalves are described for the Upper Cretaceous Ajlun Group of northern Jordan. The specimens were collected in three localities of the Fuheis (?middle to late Cenomanian), Hummar (late Cenomanian), and Shuayb (early Turonian) formations. Some of the species here described are repo...

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Authors: Perrilliat, María del Carmen, Ahmad, Fayez, Vega, Francisco J.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repository:Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.rmcg.geociencias.unam.mx:article/827
Online Access:http://rmcg.geociencias.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/827
Access Level:Open access
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Summary:Twelve species of bivalves are described for the Upper Cretaceous Ajlun Group of northern Jordan. The specimens were collected in three localities of the Fuheis (?middle to late Cenomanian), Hummar (late Cenomanian), and Shuayb (early Turonian) formations. Some of the species here described are reported for the first time in Jordan and confirm Tethyan paleobiogeographic affinities.