Acacus Sandstone
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| Acacus Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Llandovery ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
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| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Ghat District |
| Country | Libya |
| Extent | Libyan Desert |
  Acacus Sandstone (Libya) | |
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
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The formation has provided the following fossils:[1][2]
Trilobites
[edit | edit source]Eurypterids
[edit | edit source]Invertebrates
[edit | edit source]Ichnofossils
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]- 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 | edit source]- ^ a b Acacus Sandstone at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Plotnick, 1999
Bibliography
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