Lineage of Arxina schwageri (Silvestri, 1928) new genus (Nummulitacea) from Middle Eocene of Egypt and Sultanate of Oman

Mohamed Boukhary*, Aly I.M. Hussein, Abdul Razak Al-Sayigh

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Abstract

Four species, Arxina parva (Douville, 1930), Arxina cf. schwageri (Silvestri, 1928) A. schwageri (Silvestri, 1928) and Arxina sp. cf. alpina (Douville, 1916) assigned to the newly erected genus Arxina, are recorded from the Middle Eocene of Egypt and Sultanate of Oman. The phylogenetic trend of these species exhibits a progressive increase in the size, a flattening of the test and a general trend of the coalescence of granules which become smaller in size.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)547-556
Number of pages10
JournalHistorical Biology
Volume24
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2012

Keywords

  • Egypt
  • Middle Eocene
  • Nummulitidae
  • Sultanate of Oman
  • phylogenetic trends

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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