Mokattam Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Bartonian, Eg2
Province:
Egypt general
Type Locality and Naming
Lithology and Thickness
Massive plateau nummulitic limestones, locally marly. Type section thickness 133m.
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Minia Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Maadi Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Bartonian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Bartonian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
41.03
Ending stage:
Bartonian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
37.71
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Said, R. The Geology of Egypt, 1962 pg. 19-20, 138.