Adaffa_Formation
The Adaffa Formation is a Geological formation in Saudi Arabia, and the lowermost unit of the Suqah Group. It dates back to the Campanian of the Late Cretaceous. The lithology consists of sandstone, siltstone and marl, with a basal granitic conglomerate with phosphatic nodules. Also present are ferricrete horizons. It was deposited in marginal marine conditions close to land. Fish,[1] marine reptile[2] and dinosaur[3] remains have been recovered from the formation.
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Adaffa Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Campanian ~72 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Suqah Group |
Underlies | Unconformity with Lower Miocene Al Wajh Formation |
Overlies | Proterozoic granite basement |
Thickness | Up to 200 m (660 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, siltstone, marl |
Other | Conglomerate |
Location | |
Location | Midyan Peninsula, Tabuk Region |
Coordinates | 27.3°N 35.7°E / 27.3; 35.7 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 9.7°N 29.2°E / 9.7; 29.2 |
Region | Arabian Peninsula |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
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Fish
More information Fish of the Adaffa Formation, Genus ...
Fish of the Adaffa Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
Ceratodus | Indeterminate | Toothplates | Lungfish | |||
cf. Enchodus | Indeterminate | Teeth | ||||
cf. Protosphyraena | Indeterminate | Teeth | Pachycormid | |||
?Anacoracidae | Indeterminate | Vertebrae | ||||
Lepisosteidae | Indeterminate | Vertebral centra | ||||
Pycnodontiformes | Indeterminate | Teeth | ||||
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Crocodyliformes
More information Crocodyliformes of the Adaffa Formation, Genus ...
Crocodyliformes of the Adaffa Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
Dyrosauridae | Indeterminate | Two vertebrae | ||||
Crocodyliformes | Indeterminate | Cranial fragment | ||||
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Plesiosaurians
More information Plesiosaurians of the Adaffa Formation, Genus ...
Plesiosaurians of the Adaffa Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
Elasmosauridae | Indeterminate | Rostral portion of a skull | ||||
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Squamates
More information Squamates of the Adaffa Formation, Genus ...
Squamates of the Adaffa Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
Prognathodon | Indeterminate | Teeth | Mosasaur | |||
cf. Pachyvaranus | Indeterminate | Vertebrae | Aquatic varanoid | |||
Mosasauridae | Pygal vertebra | |||||
Plioplatecarpinae | Indeterminate | Dorsal vertebra | ||||
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Turtles
More information Turtles of the Adaffa Formation, Genus ...
Turtles of the Adaffa Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
Bothremydidae | Indeterminate | Shell fragments and a femur | ||||
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Non-avian Dinosaurs
More information Dinosaurs of the Adaffa Formation, Genus ...
Dinosaurs of the Adaffa Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
Abelisauridae | Indeterminate | Two teeth | ||||
Titanosauria | Indeterminate | Seven caudal vertebrae, seemingly from the same individual | ||||
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- Kear, Benjamin P.; Rich, Thomas H.; Ali, Mohammed A.; Al-Mufarrih, Yahya A.; Matiri, Adel H.; Al-Masary, Abdu M.; Attia, Yousry (October 2009). "An Upper Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) actinopterygian fish assemblage from the marginal marine Adaffa Formation of Saudi Arabia". Cretaceous Research. 30 (5): 1164–1168. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2009.05.002. ISSN 0195-6671.
- Kear, B. P.; Rich, T. H.; Ali, M. A.; Al-Mufarrih, Y. A.; Matiri, A. H.; Masary, A. M.; Attia, Y. (September 2008). "Late Cretaceous (Campanian—Maastrichtian) marine reptiles from the Adaffa Formation, NW Saudi Arabia". Geological Magazine. 145 (5): 648–654. doi:10.1017/S0016756808005062. ISSN 1469-5081. S2CID 128412516.
- Kear, Benjamin P.; Rich, Thomas H.; Vickers-Rich, Patricia; Ali, Mohammed A.; Al-Mufarreh, Yahya A.; Matari, Adel H.; Al-Massari, Abdu M.; Nasser, Abdulaziz H.; Attia, Yousry (2013-12-26). "First Dinosaurs from Saudi Arabia". PLOS ONE. 8 (12): e84041. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084041. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3873419. PMID 24386326.