Biostratinomy and facies analysis of the upper Cretaceous oyster storm shell beds of the Duwi formation, Qusseir District, Red Sea Region, Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 3-5, 2004, Pages 421-428

  El Ayyat, Abdalla M ^a   Kassab, Ahmed S ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biostratinomy; Duwi formation; Egypt; Facies analysis; Oyster storm beds; Qusseir District; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; FACIES ANALYSIS; MAASTRICHTIAN; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SHALLOW WATER; STORM DEPOSIT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT]; WORLD;

EID: 8644253498     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2004.07.024     Document Type: Article

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