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- Title
Marine macro-invertebrate fossils from the Lower Hanifa Formation (Hawtah Member), central Saudi Arabia.
- Authors
Aba Alkhayl, Saleh S.
- Abstract
The stratigraphy and macrofaunal content of the Lower Hanifa Formation (Hawtah Member) were studied at three localities: Al-Ghat, Jabal Al-abakkayn, and Al-Gaddiyah, central Saudi Arabia. The studied succession is conquered by limestone, calcareous shales, and several beds of tightly cemented calcarenites on oncolitic bed. The basal 5–8 m of the Member are significantly more shaley. Hawtah Member is highly fossiliferous, comprising brachiopods, gastropods, bivalves, ammonites, and echinoids. Twenty-seven species are recognized, including 7 species of corals, 8 brachiopods, 2 gastropods, 5 bivalves, and 5 cephalopods. Several taxa among the identified fauna are correlated with adjacent equivalent units.
- Publication
Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022, Vol 15, Issue 16, p1
- ISSN
1866-7511
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12517-022-10581-w