Rubtayn Fm
Period:
Ediacaran
Age Interval:
Ediacaran, Sa1
Province:
Saudi Arabia
Lithology and Thickness
Sandstone
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Shammar Gr
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Badayi Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Ediacaran
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Ediacaran
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.2
Beginning date (Ma):
615.76
Ending stage:
Ediacaran
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.35
Ending date (Ma):
601.33
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13, no. 4