Thebes Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Province:
Northern Africa: Upper Egypt basin
Type Locality and Naming
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Limestone with flint. Local alveolinid reefal limestones. Thebes Fm Type section 290m with some fossils. Farafra limestone type section 63m with fossils.
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
Upper Egypt basin
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Ypresian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.15
Beginning date (Ma):
54.81
Ending stage:
Ypresian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.75
Ending date (Ma):
50.05
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Rebecca Bobick (and Wen Du), modified from Said, R. The Geology of Egypt, 1962 pg. 19-20, 138.