Moghra Fm
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Aquitanian - Langhian, Eg2
Province:
Egypt general
Type Locality and Naming
Lithology and Thickness
Sands and siltstones -- fluvio-marine to continental sands and gravels. Type section thickness of 203m.
Lithology Pattern:
Fine-grained sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Gebel Ahmar Sands Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Marmarica Limestone Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Fossils include silicified tree trunks and vertebrates.
Age
Aquitanian – Langhian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
23.04
Ending stage:
Langhian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
13.82
Depositional setting
fluvio-marine to continental
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Said, R. The Geology of Egypt, 1962 pg. 19-20, 138.