The Jordan valley and Petra . • PLATE A Slab of Senonian ? cherty limestone from thevicinity of Kerak, Syria, carrying an abundance ofgastropod shells. The majority are individuals ofTurritella seetzeni (D). Others are A—Bacuitiesasper; B—Dentalium hexagonum; C—Venus sp Oh [i^gnal ; .ffiff! >I*ny>l rriil vmrb . nv ubivibni PLATE B Figure i. Slab of Kerak chert with individuals ofDentalium hexagonum (5362) and Turritellare)i (5357)- Slightly enlarged ; length of thelongest Dentalium shell is 35 mm. Figure 2. Cross section of Dentalium hexagonumto show hexagonal section of shell
The Jordan valley and Petra . • PLATE A Slab of Senonian ? cherty limestone from thevicinity of Kerak, Syria, carrying an abundance ofgastropod shells. The majority are individuals ofTurritella seetzeni (D). Others are A—Bacuitiesasper; B—Dentalium hexagonum; C—Venus sp Oh [i^gnal ; .ffiff! >I*ny>l rriil vmrb . nv ubivibni PLATE B Figure i. Slab of Kerak chert with individuals ofDentalium hexagonum (5362) and Turritellare)i (5357)- Slightly enlarged ; length of thelongest Dentalium shell is 35 mm. Figure 2. Cross section of Dentalium hexagonumto show hexagonal section of shell during-neanic stage. Diameter of original is mm. Figure 3. Slab of cherty limestone from Kerak,bearing gastropods, pelecypods, and 5 356— Turritella seetzeni; 535 7— Tur-ritella reyi; 5358—Natica oricntalis; 5360—Bulla kerakensis; 5365—Baculitesasper; 5367—Corbula olives; 5368—Area sp ?; 5369—Venus sp?. Length of the central numberedindividual of Turritella reyixs mm.
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