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Dakhla Egypt Gulf Of Suez Formation
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Dakhla Egypt Gulf Of Suez Fm base reconstruction

Dakhla Egypt Gulf Of Suez Fm


Period: 
Cretaceous

Age Interval: 

Province: 
Egypt

Type Locality and Naming

Column: Egypt Gulf Of Suez

Lithology and Thickness

Dakhla Fm LITHOLOGY= Limestone (shown on the chart, however, it's not described in the article by Schütz); upper part of the Sudr Fm according to Lindquist. CALIBRATION = 90 % up in the Maastrichtian; unconformity at base.. REFERENCE =

Lithology Pattern: 
Limestone

Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

Upper contact

Regional extent


GeoJSON

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Fossils


Age 


Age Span: 

    Beginning stage: 
Maastrichtian

    Fraction up in beginning stage: 
0.95

    Beginning date (Ma): 
66.35

    Ending stage: 
Selandian

    Fraction up in the ending stage: 
0.6

    Ending date (Ma):  
60.21

Depositional setting


Depositional pattern:  

Additional Information

long: 34 lat: 28

Compiler: