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Kurnub - Yakhini, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel
Group | Kurnub |
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Formation | Yakhini |
Age: | 125 - 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Interval | Early Aptian |
Lithology | sandstone |
Number of Collections | 2 |
Number of Occurrences | 9 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Zohar 1 Well | Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel | Kurnub - Yakhini |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Arad - Kidod | 166 - 157 Ma Jurassic | shale | 13 |
Kurnub - Helez | 133 - 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | sandstone/"shale" | 36 |
Kurnub - Telamim | 125 - 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | sandstone/"shale", sandstone | 11 |
Kurnub - Zeweira | 129 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | sandstone, "limestone" | 22 |
Recorded Fossils
References
Brenner G. J., Bickoff I. S. (1992) Palynology and age of the Lower Cretaceous basal Kurnub Group from the coastal plain to the Northern Negev of Israel, Palynology 16, 137-185 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!