Where: Libya (29.2° N, 19.2° E: paleocoordinates 28.2° N, 17.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Marada Formation, Aquitanian to Aquitanian (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• The Marada Formation is divided into two members; a lower Qarat Jahannam Member and an upper Ar Rahlah Member. The type section of the Qarat Jahannam Member has a thickness of 123 m (404 ft). The member is made up mostly of green and yellow sandstones with minor green shales, calcareous sandstones, limestones, dolomites, and gypsum. Assigned an Aquitanian-Burdigalian age.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, dolomitic, gypsiferous, green, yellow, calcareous sandstone and green shale

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: No detailed collection data reported.

Primary reference: E. E. Tawadros. 2001. Geology of Egypt and Libya 1-468 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 42130: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 24.07.2004

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