Apollonia Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Ypresian – Lutetian, Lb3
Province:
Libya
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Cyrenaica Basin
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Lithology Pattern:
Siliceous limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Ypresian – Lutetian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Ypresian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.5
Beginning date (Ma):
52.04
Ending stage:
Lutetian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.5
Ending date (Ma):
44.55
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Chart derived from: USGS Correlation Chart and Columnar Section for Rocks in Libya, 1963. Descriptions from: Hallet, Don: Petroleum Geology of Libya, 2002.