Earth:Acacus Sandstone
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| Acacus Sandstone Stratigraphic range: Llandovery ~443–423 Ma | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 25°00′N 10°12′E / 25.0°N 10.2°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 77°30′S 116°54′E / 77.5°S 116.9°E |
| 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
The formation has provided the following fossils:[1][2]
Trilobites
Eurypterids
Invertebrates
Ichnofossils
- Arthrophycus sp.
- Cruziana sp.
- Cubichnia sp.
- Dimorphichnus sp.
- Paleophycus sp.
- Pelecypodichnus sp.
- Rusophycus sp.
See also
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Acacus Sandstone at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Plotnick, 1999
Bibliography
- 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.
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