Wadi Thamit Gr
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Lutetian – Priabonian, Lb1
Province:
Libya
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Tripolitania and Sirte Basin; Al Gata Chalk Fm, Tmed al Ksour Fm, Qararat al Jifah Marl Fm
Synonym:
Lithology Pattern:
Shallow-marine marl
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Jabal Wadden Gr
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Dur Al Abd Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Lutetian – Priabonian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Lutetian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
48.07
Ending stage:
Priabonian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
33.90
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Chart derived from: USGS Correlation Chart and Columnar Section for Rocks in Libya, 1963. Descriptions from: Hallet, Don: Petroleum Geology of Libya, 2002.