Continental intercalaire
The Continental intercalaire, sometimes also known as the Continental Intercalaire Formation, is a geological formation in Africa whose strata date back to the Carboniferous-Late Cretaceous (Serpukhovian–Cenomanian or Maastrichtian). It is the largest single stratum found in Africa to date, being between 30 metres (98 ft) - 800 metres (2,600 ft) thick in some places. Fossils, notably belonging to Cretaceous dinosaurs, have been recovered from this formation.[1] The Continental intercalaire stretches from Algeria and Niger in the west to Egypt and Sudan in the east.[2][3]
| Continental intercalaire Stratigraphic range: Serpukhovian–Cenomanian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Thickness | 30 metres (98 ft) - 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
| Location | |
| Region | Africa |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 571-573. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- Paul E. Anderson, Michael J. Benton,⁎ Clive N. Trueman, Bruce A. Paterson, Gilles Cuny (2007). "Palaeoenvironments of vertebrates on the southern shore of Tethys: The nonmarine Early Cretaceous of Tunisia" (PDF). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. Elsevier (243): 118–131. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.07.015. Retrieved 23 October 2018.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Federico Fanti, Michela Contessi, Fulvio Franchi (2012). "The Continental Intercalaire of southern Tunisia: Stratigraphy, paleontology, and paleoecology" (PDF). Journal of African Earth Sciences. Elsevier (73–74): 1–23. Retrieved 23 October 2018.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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