Mizdah Formation
| 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[edit]
The formation has provided the following fossils:[1][2]
- Fish
- Reptiles
- Mammals
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ a b Mizdah Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Nessov et al., 1998
Bibliography[edit]
- Nessov, L. A.; Zhegallo, V. I.; Averianov, A. O. (1998), "A new locality of Late Cretaceous snakes, mammals and other vertebrates in Africa (western Libya)" (PDF), Annales de Paléontologie, 84 (3): 265–275, Bibcode:1998AnPal..84..265N, doi:10.1016/S0753-3969(99)80002-0