Jabal Wadden Gr
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Danian – Ypresian, Lb1
Province:
Libya
Type Locality and Naming
Lithology Pattern:
Dolomitic limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Al Hamra Gr
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Al Gata Chalk Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Danian – Ypresian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Danian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
66.04
Ending stage:
Ypresian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.5
Ending date (Ma):
52.04
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.