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THE Cenomanian sections in Central and Southern Israel are rich in ostreid fauna. The majority of fossil oysters represented are attributed to Exogyra; however, I have lately collected many specimens of morphologically variable species, unquestionably referred to Ostrea, from various localities in the Negev, Southern Israel.
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MISHNAEVSKY, G. Occurrence of Ostrea eilatensis: a New Oyster Species from the Cenomanian of Southern Israel and Egypt. Nature 210, 517–518 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210517a0
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