Sedimentology of the fluvial and fluvio-marine facies of the Bahariya Formation (Early Cenomanian), Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-103

  Khalifa, M A ^a   Catuneanu, O ^b  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bahariya Formation; Early Cenomanian; Egypt; Incised valleys; Process sedimentology; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BRAIDED RIVER; CENOMANIAN; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; FACIES; FLOODPLAIN; INCISED VALLEY; MUDSTONE; OVERBANK SEDIMENT; PALEOSOL; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

AFRICA; BAHARIYA OASIS; EGYPT; GIZA [EGYPT]; NORTH AFRICA; WESTERN DESERT;

EID: 42749091252     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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