Kifl Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Turonian, Iq2
Province:
Iraq
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Central Iraq
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Clayey limestone
Lithology Pattern:
Clayey limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Mishrif Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Khasib Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Turonian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Turonian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.2
Beginning date (Ma):
93.00
Ending stage:
Turonian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.34
Ending date (Ma):
92.37
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From S. Z. Jassim and J. C. Goff, Geology of Iraq, 2006. pg 124, Fig. 11-1: "Stratigraphic correlation of formation of Megasequence AP8."