Shallow Marine Paleocommunities and Paleoenvironments of the Middle Jurassic within Hamakhtesh Hagad

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Shallow Marine Paleocommunities and
Paleoenvironments of the Middle Jurassic within
Hamakhtesh Hagadol of Israels Negev Desert
Sophie Lehmann Senior IS Spring Presentation 2008
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• Location
• Israel
• -Negev Desert
• --Hamahktesh Hagadol
• ---Site Lehmann 1

Wikipedia
Geological Survey of Israel
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What are Makhteshim?

• Formation
• and Present

Yoav Avni
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Study Site Lehmann-1
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-Identification -Stratigraphy (Regional
Site) -Paleocommunities
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Stratigraphy
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Large Bivalve Community
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1 cm
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Diverse Coral Community
1 cm
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Large Coral Community
1 cm
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Borers and Encrusters
1 cm
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Case Study L1-8X
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Overview
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Left to Do
Lithology Preservation Trends Quantify
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Acknowledgements