Matulla Egypt Gulf Of Suez Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Province:
Egypt
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Egypt Gulf Of Suez
Lithology and Thickness
Matulla Fm LITHOLOGY= Sandstone (shown on the chart as the upper 1/3, however, it's not described in the article by Schütz, although the article suggests that some of the sandstone and the shale are cross-bedded; the diagram might have chosen to show them as layers; there is also mention of radioactive, dark brown, organic-rich limestones of the overlying Brown Limestone Member of the Sudr Formation.) CALIBRATION = 2/3 up in formation; unsure if part of formation.. REFERENCE =
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Santonian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0
Beginning date (Ma):
85.70
Ending stage:
Campanian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.25
Ending date (Ma):
80.78
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 34 lat: 28
Compiler: