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Al-Quwairah District, Aqaba Governorate, Jordani
Regional Level Types
Al-Quwairah DistrictDepartment
Aqaba GovernorateGovernorate
JordanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Al Quwayrah7,372 (2015)
Ramm200 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
455409
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:455409:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Al Quairah, Aqaba, Jordan
Russian:
Эль-Кувайра, Акаба, Иордания
Arabic:
لواء القويرة, العقبة, الأردن
Armenian:
Էլ-Կուվայրա, Ակաբայի մարզ, Հորդանան
Catalan:
districte d'Al-Quairah, Jordània
Cebuano:
Liwā' al Quwayrah, Aqaba, Hordanya
Swedish:
Liwā' al Quwayrah, Akaba, Jordan
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Al-Quayra, Iordaniya


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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences35
Youngest Fossil Listed89.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Wadi As Sir293.9 - 89.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
FHS899.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Naur - Wadi Juhra199.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Biconcava
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Mayncinidae : Biconcava99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Biplanata
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Nezzazatidae : Biplanata99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Chrysalidina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Chrysalidinidae : Chrysalidina99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cuneolina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Cuneolinidae : Cuneolina99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nezzazata
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Nezzazatidae : Nezzazata99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudolituonella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Coskinolinidae : Pseudolituonella99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trochospira
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Nezzazatidae : Trochospira99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Valvulammina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Valvulamminidae : Valvulammina99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Astraeofungia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Astraeofungia99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Columnocoenia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Placocoeniidae : Columnocoenia99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Meandraraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Haplaraeidae : Meandraraea99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mesosaccella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Mesosaccella99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Noetia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Noetiidae : Noetia99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Musculus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Musculus93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Salpingoporella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Salpingoporella99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Halimeda
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Halimedaceae : Halimeda99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Praturlonella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Praturlonella99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Brachidontes (Brachidontes)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Brachidontes : Brachidontes (Brachidontes)93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mecaster batnensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Mecaster : Mecaster batnensis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Heterodiadema libycum
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Pseudodiadematidae : Heterodiadema : Heterodiadema libycum100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tetragramma variolare
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Pseudodiadematidae : Tetragramma : Tetragramma variolare100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Micropedina olisiponensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Hemicidaroida : Micropedina : Micropedina olisiponensis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Goniopygus menardi
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Arbacioida : Arbaciidae : Goniopygus : Goniopygus menardi100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coenholectypus larteti
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holectypoida : Holectypidae : Coenholectypus : Coenholectypus larteti100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hemiaster (Mecaster) syriacus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Mecaster : Hemiaster (Mecaster) syriacus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hemiaster (Mecaster) luynesi
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Mecaster : Hemiaster (Mecaster) luynesi100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Suppiluliumaella schroederi
species
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Suppiluliumaella : Suppiluliumaella schroederi99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aspidiscus cristatus
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Cyclolitidae : Aspidiscus : Aspidiscus cristatus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Q%C5%ABa%C4%ABrah
Wikidata ID:Q27126244
GeoNames ID:8621729


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