Gebel Ahmar Sands Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Province:
Northern Africa: Upper Egypt basin
Type Locality and Naming
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Continental to fluviatile sands, flint, and gravel with silicified wood and geyser plugs. Vertebrate remains. Associated volcanic rocks. Type section thickness appx. 50m. Sands and gravels are vividly colored. Fresh water snails.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
Upper Egypt basin
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Rupelian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0
Beginning date (Ma):
33.90
Ending stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
Ending date (Ma):