Original paper

Upper Jurassic — Lower Cretaceous Microflora from the North-Western Desert, Egypt. Betty Well No. 1 and Ghazalat Well No. 1.

Abdelmalik, Wagih M.; Aboul Ela, N. A.; El-Shamaa, A. G.

Abstract

Ninety Jurassic — Lower Cretaceous pollen and spore species from the subsurface rocks of both Betty and Ghazalat wells in the North-Western Desert are identified, classified and illustrated. Three assemblage biozones are established according to the distribution of the identified species as well as their frequencies.

Kurzfassung

Die Untersuchung der Sporen und Pollen aus zwei Bohrungen in der Northwestern Desert (Ägypten) erlaubt eine Unterteilung in 3 Biozonen. Die 90 Sporen- und Pollenarten werden bestimmt und abgebildet.

Keywords

Pollen • spores • Upper Jurassic • Lower Cretaceous • biostratigraphy; North-western Desert • Egypt (Betty • Ghazalat).