Dakhla Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Maastrichtian – Selandian, Eg (1,2)
Province:
Egypt Gulf of Suez, Egypt general
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Egypt Gulf of Suez, Column: Egypt general; Lower formation in Middle Calcareous Division Gr in Egypt general
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Limestone (shown on the chart, however, it's not described in the article by Schütz); upper part of the Sudr Fm according to Lindquist.
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Sudr Fm in Egypt Gulf of Suez. In Egypt general, it is Nubian Sandstone Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Esna Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Maastrichtian – Selandian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Maastrichtian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.9
Beginning date (Ma):
66.65
Ending stage:
Selandian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.6
Ending date (Ma):
60.21
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13. no. 4. Schütz, 1994, Pg 92