Photos • Location
| Mizdah Formation | |
|---|---|
|
Stratigraphic range:
Cenomanian-
Turonian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 26°36′N 12°48′E / 26.6°N 12.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°24′N 9°06′E / 9.4°N 9.1°E |
| Region | Awbari Governorate |
| Country | 
Libya |
| Extent | Idehan Ubari, Libyan Desert |
  Mizdah Formation (Libya) | |
The Mizdah Formation is a geologic formation in the Awbari Governorate, southwestern Libya. The unit preserves fossils dating back to the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the early Late Cretaceous period. [1]
Fossil content
The formation has provided the following fossils: [1] [2]
- Fish
- Reptiles
- Mammals
See also
- Echkar and Farak Formations, contemporaneous fossiliferous formations of Niger
- Kem Kem Group, contemporaneous fossiliferous unit of Morocco
- Sannine Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Lebanon
- Calcare di Bari, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Italy
References
- ^ a b Mizdah Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Nessov et al., 1998
Bibliography
- Nessov, L. A.; V. I. Zhegallo, and A. O. Averianov. 1998. A new locality of Late Cretaceous snakes, mammals and other vertebrates in Africa (western Libya). Annales de Paléontologie 84. 265–275. .
| Mizdah Formation | |
|---|---|
|
Stratigraphic range:
Cenomanian-
Turonian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 26°36′N 12°48′E / 26.6°N 12.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°24′N 9°06′E / 9.4°N 9.1°E |
| Region | Awbari Governorate |
| Country |
Libya |
| Extent | Idehan Ubari, Libyan Desert |
Mizdah Formation (Libya) | |
The Mizdah Formation is a geologic formation in the Awbari Governorate, southwestern Libya. The unit preserves fossils dating back to the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the early Late Cretaceous period. [1]
Fossil content
The formation has provided the following fossils: [1] [2]
- Fish
- Reptiles
- Mammals
See also
- Echkar and Farak Formations, contemporaneous fossiliferous formations of Niger
- Kem Kem Group, contemporaneous fossiliferous unit of Morocco
- Sannine Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Lebanon
- Calcare di Bari, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Italy
References
- ^ a b Mizdah Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Nessov et al., 1998
Bibliography
- Nessov, L. A.; V. I. Zhegallo, and A. O. Averianov. 1998. A new locality of Late Cretaceous snakes, mammals and other vertebrates in Africa (western Libya). Annales de Paléontologie 84. 265–275. .