Mishash Formation

The Mishash Formation is a Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) geologic formation in Israel. The formation is correlated with the Duwi Formation of Egypt and the Amman and Ruseifa Formations of Jordan.[1] Mosasaur fossils assigned to Prognathodon currii and pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation.

Mishash Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian-Maastrichtian
~75–66 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherPhosphorite
Location
Coordinates30.2°N 35.0°E / 30.2; 35.0
Approximate paleocoordinates13.1°N 30.2°E / 13.1; 30.2
Country Israel
Mishash Formation (Israel)

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References

Further reading

  • Y. Edelman-Furstenberg. 2008. Macrobenthic community structure in a high-productivity region: Upper Campanian Mishash Formation (Israel). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 261:58-77
  • P. Christiansen and N. Bonde. 2002. A new species of gigantic mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of Israel. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(3):629-644
  • Z. Lewy and H. Cappetta. 1989. Senonian Elasmobranch teeth from Israel, biostratigraphic an paleoenvironmental implications. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte 1989(4):212-222
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