Wadi As Sir Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Cenomanian – Turonian, J1
Province:
Jordan
Type Locality and Naming
Column: NE Jordan
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Carbonate.
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Kurnub Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates this is the youngest unit in NE Jordan
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Cenomanian – Turonian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.65
Beginning date (Ma):
96.21
Ending stage:
Turonian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.2
Ending date (Ma):
93.00
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."