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Aptian ammonites of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

Author(s) -

Robert Busnardo,

Bruno Granier

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

carnets de géologie (notebooks on geology)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.263

H-Index - 15

eISSN - 1765-2553

pISSN - 1634-0744

DOI - 10.4267/2042/43895

Subject(s) - aptian , abu dhabi , ammonite , paleontology , geology , cretaceous , geography , archaeology , metropolitan area

International audienceThe identification of some twenty ammonite fragments from oil wells drilled in offshore Abu Dhabi revealed the presence of six Aptian genera: Cheloniceras, Epicheloniceras, Gargasiceras, Colombiceras, Pseudohaploceras, and Macroscaphites. These ammonites indicate the Furcata Zone and the succeeding Martini Zone. The Gargasian age of the upper part (HST) of the Shu'aiba as well as that of the whole of the Bab are thus firmly established

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