Abstract
Seventy-three rock samples from Dineigil area were used to study the paleo- environments of the Paleocene interval. The foraminiferal assemblage is typically dominated by the Midway-type fauna. The Velasco-type fauna of Paleocene were absent. The foraminiferal distribution of the Paleocene sequence from the study area indicates the deposition from inner to middle neritic environment (50-100 m depth). Neoeponides duwi event in the Paleocene of Egypt comprises an abundant occurrence of N. duwi with the common occurrence of Siphogenerinoides eleganta, costate lenticulinids, and Stainforthia spp in the latest Danian. The N. duwi event gives the evidence that Neoeponides duwi live in restricted environments characterized by oxygen deficiency and rich food resources.