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

Sudr Egypt Gulf Of Suez Fm


Period: 
Cretaceous

Age Interval: 

Province: 
Egypt

Type Locality and Naming

Column: Egypt Gulf Of Suez

Lithology and Thickness

Sudr Fm LITHOLOGY= Consists of uniform massive white chalk beds; open-marine conditions of the Brown Limestone Foundation continue, however, with less organic-rich sediments. CALIBRATION = DASHED 70% up in the Campanian; unsure of boundary.. REFERENCE =

Lithology Pattern: 
Chalk

Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

Upper contact

Regional extent


GeoJSON

{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"type":"MultiPolygon","coordinates":[[[[34,29],[33,28],[34,27],[35,28],[34,29]]]]}}

Fossils


Age 


Age Span: 

    Beginning stage: 
Campanian

    Fraction up in beginning stage: 
0.7

    Beginning date (Ma): 
75.61

    Ending stage: 
Maastrichtian

    Fraction up in the ending stage: 
0.95

    Ending date (Ma):  
66.35

Depositional setting


Depositional pattern:  

Additional Information

long: 34 lat: 28

Compiler: