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 to 800 metres (98 to 2,625 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 to 800 metres (98 to 2,625 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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