Some doubtful locality records of Palmoxylon from Gebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum, Egypt
Nour-El-Deen, S., Osman, R., ELSaadawi, W. (2014). Some doubtful locality records of Palmoxylon from Gebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 34(1), 67-76. doi: 10.21608/taec.2014.12241
Samar Nour-El-Deen; Rifaat Osman; Wagieh ELSaadawi. "Some doubtful locality records of Palmoxylon from Gebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum, Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 34, 1, 2014, 67-76. doi: 10.21608/taec.2014.12241
Nour-El-Deen, S., Osman, R., ELSaadawi, W. (2014). 'Some doubtful locality records of Palmoxylon from Gebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum, Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 34(1), pp. 67-76. doi: 10.21608/taec.2014.12241
Nour-El-Deen, S., Osman, R., ELSaadawi, W. Some doubtful locality records of Palmoxylon from Gebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2014; 34(1): 67-76. doi: 10.21608/taec.2014.12241

Some doubtful locality records of Palmoxylon from Gebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum, Egypt

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Article 4, Volume 34, Issue 1, 2014, Page 67-76  XML PDF (528.1 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/taec.2014.12241
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Authors
Samar Nour-El-Deen email 1; Rifaat Osman2; Wagieh ELSaadawi3
1aPalaeobotany Research Laboratory, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
2Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
3Palaeobotany Research Laboratory, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
In the present note, there are provided details on the doubtful data on the
occurrence of some fossil palm species in Gebel Qatrani Formation,
Fayum, Egypt.It provides a critical review of the preliminary list of fossil
palm wood given by El-Saadawi(2006). It is concluded that only two
species, i.e., PalmoxylongeometricumSahniand P. pondicherrienseSahni,
are considered valid from this locality. While, in the absence of
independent confirmation, all other records of Palmoxylonare highly
doubtful and preferably disregarded altogether.
Keywords
Doubtful locality; Palmoxylon; Gebel Qatrani Formation; Oligocene; Egypt
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