| Mizdah Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian-Turonian ~99–89 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 26°36′N 12°48′E / 26.6°N 12.8°E / 26.6; 12.8 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°24′N 9°06′E / 9.4°N 9.1°E / 9.4; 9.1 |
| Region | Awbari Governorate |
| Country |  Libya |
| Extent | Idehan Ubari, Libyan Desert |
  Mizdah Formation (Libya) | |
The Mizdah Formation is a geologic formation in the Awbari Governorate, southwestern Libya. The unit preserves fossils dating back to the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the early Late Cretaceous period.
Fossil content
The formation has provided the following fossils:
- Fish
- Carcharias amonensis
- Distobatus sp.
- Onchopristis sp.
- Protopterus sp.
- Chondrichthyes indet.
- Enchodontidae indet.
- Lepisosteidae indet.
- Osteichthyes indet.
- Pycnodontidae indet.
- Reptiles
- Mammals
See also
- Echkar and Farak Formations, contemporaneous fossiliferous formations of Niger
- Kem Kem Group, contemporaneous fossiliferous unit of Morocco
- Sannine Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Lebanon
- Calcare di Bari, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Italy
References
- ^ Mizdah Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Nessov et al., 1998
Bibliography
- Nessov, L. A.; Zhegallo, V. I.; Averianov, A. O. (1998), "A new locality of Late Cretaceous snakes, mammals and other vertebrates in Africa (western Libya)" (PDF), Annales de Paléontologie, 84 (3): 265–275, Bibcode:1998AnPal..84..265N, doi:10.1016/S0753-3969(99)80002-0