Ataqa Fm
Period:
Carboniferous
Age Interval:
Bashkirian - Gzhelian, Eg2
Province:
Egypt general
Type Locality and Naming
Lithology and Thickness
Sandy claystone. Type section thickness of 227m. Predominantly shale with sand, and some limestone intercalations.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandy claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Um Bogma Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Arif el-Naga Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Contains Lepidodendroid flora fossils.
Age
Bashkirian – Gzhelian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Bashkirian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
323.40
Ending stage:
Gzhelian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
298.89
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Said, R. The Geology of Egypt, 1962 pg. 19-20, 138.