Jafnayn Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Selandian – Ypresian, On2
Province:
Oman
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Oman Outcrop
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Limestone
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Muthaymimah Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Rysayl Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Selandian – Ypresian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Selandian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.6
Beginning date (Ma):
60.21
Ending stage:
Ypresian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.4
Ending date (Ma):
52.83
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From Forbes, G.A., Hansen, H.S.M., and Shreurs, J., 2010. Lexicon of Oman: Subsurface Stratigraphy. Gulf Petrolink, 371 pp. (plus enclosures and CD); and Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13. no. 4