<i>Loftusia arabica</i> sp. nov. (<i>Foraminiferida</i>) from the Maastrichtian of central Saudi Arabia

El-Asa’ad, Ghalib M. A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.8.1.49

Articles | Volume 8, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.8.1.49

© Author(s) 1989. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.8.1.49

© Author(s) 1989. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 1

01 Jun 1989

| 01 Jun 1989

Loftusia arabica sp. nov. (Foraminiferida) from the Maastrichtian of central Saudi Arabia

Ghalib M. A. El-Asa’ad

Abstract. Microfauna from the lower part of the Hajajah Limestone Member (Early Maastrichtian) in central Saudi Arabia has been found to include a new species of Loftusia, L. arabica. The description, illustration, age and localized distribution of this species and a comparison with similar species are presented.