Penny, J.H.J. 1986. An early Cretaceous angiosperm pollen assemblage from Egypt. In: D.J. Batten and D.E.G. Briggs (eds.) Studies in Palaeobotany and Palynology in Honour of N.F. Hughes. Special Papers in Palaeontology, 35, 121–134.
J. H. J. PennyA new assemblage of angiosperm pollen has been recovered from core samples of the borehole Mersa Matruh-l in the North West Desert of Egypt. Six new species are described: Stellatopollis hughesii, S. bituberensis, Retimonocolpites matruhensis, R. muristriatus, R . muriundulatus, and Liliacidites aegyptiacus. Comparison with palynofloras from southern England, North America, West Africa, and Israel suggests a late Barremian age for the samples, making this the earliest angiosperm pollen assemblage yet described from Egypt.
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