Jbeil District (Byblos District), Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanoni

Regional Level Types
Jbeil District (Byblos District)	District
Mount Lebanon Governorate	Governorate
Lebanon	Country

Byblos District (Arabic: قضاء جبيل‎; transliteration: Qadaa' Jbeil), also called the Jbeil District (Jbeil is Lebanese Arabic for "Byblos"; standard Arabic Jubail), is a district (qadaa) of the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It is located to the northeast of Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Byblos. The rivers of al-Madfoun and Nahr Ibrahim form the district's natural northern and southern borders respectively, with the Mediterranean Sea bordering it from the west and Mount Lebanon from the east, separating it from the adjacent district of Baalbek in the Beqaa Valley.

Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences	104
Youngest Fossil Listed	93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed	101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units	Unit No. Occurrences Age Sannine 3 99.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) C4 1 100.5 - 93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from Region	Click here to show the list.
Accepted Name Hierarchy Age Biconcava genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Mayncinidae : Biconcava 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Biplanata genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Nezzazatidae : Biplanata 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Chrysalidina genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Chrysalidinidae : Chrysalidina 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Conicorbitolina genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Orbitolinidae : Conicorbitolina 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Cuneolina genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Cuneolinidae : Cuneolina 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Dicyclina genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Dicyclinidae : Dicyclina 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Hedbergella genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Hedbergellidae : Hedbergella 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Merlingina genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Nezzazatidae : Merlingina 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Nummofallotia genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Meandropsinidae : Nummofallotia 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Nummoloculina genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Hauerinidae : Nummoloculina 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Ovalveolina genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Alveolinidae : Ovalveolina 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Peneroplis genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Peneroplidae : Peneroplis 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Pseudedomia genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Rhapydioninidae : Pseudedomia 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Pseudorhapydionina genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Soritidae : Pseudorhapydionina 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Rotalipora genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Rotaliporidae : Rotalipora 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Trochospira genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Nezzazatidae : Trochospira 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Vidalina genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Cornuspiridae : Vidalina 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Porifera phylum Animalia : Porifera 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Gastropoda class Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Bivalvia class Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Hippuritida order Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Ostracoda class Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Crinoidea class Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Pararhincodon genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orectolobiformes : Pararhincodon 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Scyliorhinus genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Selachii : Scyllidae : Scyliorhinus 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Micropristis genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Sclerorhynchiformes : Sclerorhynchidae : Micropristis 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Rhinobatos genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Rhinobatos 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Aves class Animalia : Chordata : Aves 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Theropoda unranked clade Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Radiolitidae family Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Ostreidae family Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Eupodophis descouensi species Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Pachyophidae : Eupodophis : Eupodophis descouensi 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Miliolidae family Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Miliolidae 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Homolopsis edwardsii species Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Corystidae : Homolopsis : Homolopsis edwardsii 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Corazzatocarcinus hadjoulae species Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Necrocarcinidae : Corazzatocarcinus : Corazzatocarcinus hadjoulae 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Telamonocarcinus gambalatus species Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Ethusidae : Telamonocarcinus : Telamonocarcinus gambalatus 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Plicatolamna genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Plicatolamna 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Ornithocheiroidea superfamily Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Ornithocheiroidea 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Ophthalmidiidae family Foraminferea : Miliolida : Ophthalmidiidae 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Mesiteia emiliae species Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Orectolobiformes : Mesiteia : Mesiteia emiliae 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Libanopristis hiram species Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Sclerorhynchiformes : Sclerorhynchidae : Libanopristis : Libanopristis hiram 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Rhombopterygia rajoides species Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Rhombopterygia : Rhombopterygia rajoides 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Raja expansa species Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rajidae : Raja : Raja expansa 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Cyclobatis oligodactylus species Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Selachii : Trygonidae : Cyclobatis : Cyclobatis oligodactylus 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Cyclobatis major species Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Selachii : Trygonidae : Cyclobatis : Cyclobatis major 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Cyclobatis tuberculatus species Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Selachii : Trygonidae : Cyclobatis : Cyclobatis tuberculatus 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Ataxophragmiidae family Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Ataxophragmiidae 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Rhinobatos grandis species Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Rhinobatos : Rhinobatos grandis 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Rhinobatos hakelensis species Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Rhinobatos : Rhinobatos hakelensis 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Rhinobatos whitfieldi species Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Rhinobatos : Rhinobatos whitfieldi 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Hensodon spinosus species Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pycnodontiformes : Coccodontidae : Hensodon : Hensodon spinosus 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Aphanizocnemus libanensis species Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Aphanizocnemus : Aphanizocnemus libanensis 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Enantiophoenix electrophyla species Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Avisauridae : Enantiophoenix : Enantiophoenix electrophyla 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Akromystax tilmachiton species Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pycnodontiformes : Akromystax : Akromystax tilmachiton 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Microtuban altivolans species Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Microtuban : Microtuban altivolans 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Calcisphaerulidae family Calcisphaerulidae 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Rhinochelys nammourensis species Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Protostegidae : Rhinochelys : Rhinochelys nammourensis 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Libanechelys bultyncki species Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Anguilliformes : Libanechelyidae : Libanechelys : Libanechelys bultyncki 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Pontosaurus kornhuberi species Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Dolichosauridae : Pontosaurus : Pontosaurus kornhuberi 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Libanoliupanshania mimi species Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Liupanshaniidae : Libanoliupanshania : Libanoliupanshania mimi 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Libanocordulia debiei species Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Libanocorduliidae : Libanocordulia : Libanocordulia debiei 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Tethymyxine tapirostrum species Animalia : Chordata : Tethymyxine : Tethymyxine tapirostrum 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil Localities	Click to show 7 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byblos_District
Wikidata ID:	Q246087
GeoNames ID:	273201

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