Acacus Sandstone
Acacus Sandstone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Llandovery ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 25°00′N 10°12′E / 25.0°N 10.2°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 77°30′S 116°54′E / 77.5°S 116.9°E |
Region | Ghat District |
Country | Libya |
Extent | Libyan Desert |
The Acacus Sandstone is a geologic formation in the Ghat District, southwestern Libya. The unit preserves fossils dating back to the Llandovery epoch of the early Silurian period.[1]
Fossil content[edit]
The formation has provided the following fossils:[1][2]
Trilobites[edit]
Eurypterids[edit]
Invertebrates[edit]
Ichnofossils[edit]
See also[edit]
- Fish Bed Formation, Silurian fossiliferous formations of Scotland
- Lipeón Formation, Silurian fossiliferous unit of Bolivia
- Soom Shale, Late Ordovician Lagerstätte of South Africa
- Bertie Formation, Silurian Lagerstätte of Ontario and New York
- Andean-Saharan glaciation
References[edit]
- ^ a b Acacus Sandstone at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Plotnick, 1999
Bibliography[edit]
- Plotnick, R. E. 1999. Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids, 106–136. in A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian.