Mishash Formation
Late Cretaceous geologic formation in Israel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Mishash Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Campanian-Maastrichtian ~75–66 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
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Underlies | Ghareb Formation |
Overlies | Menuha Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Phosphorite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 30.2°N 35.0°E / 30.2; 35.0 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 13.1°N 30.2°E / 13.1; 30.2 |
Country | Israel |
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