Abstract The echinoid fauna from the Miocene sedimentary succession cropping out south Wadi Tweirig, and Wadi Hommath, south Gebel Ataqa, NW Gulf of Suez, has been examined with the aim to known their stratigraphic and paleogeographic distribution. The Miocene succession includes two formations: Sadat Formation, unconformably overlying the middle/upper Eocene rocks at the base and Hommath Formation at the top. ... إقراء المزيد

The Late Miocene- Early Pliocene succession of the Red Sea coastal area between Quseir and Mersa Alam is differentiated, from base to top, into: Abu Dabbab Evaporites and the overlying informal rock units (A), (B) and (C). The characteristic features of Unit (A) (Lithofacies, mineralogical, chemical compositions, fossil content as well as field relations) suggest that these sediments represent the ... إقراء المزيد

The litostratigraphic studies carried out on Tineh- 2 section representing the Miocene succession in north Sinai led to the recognition of four main rock units, arranged from older to younger are: Qantara Formation of Early Miocene, Sidi Salem Formation of Middle Miocene, Wakar and Rosetta formations of Late Miocene. The Qantara formation overlies the Tineh Formation of Oligocene, while evaporitic ... إقراء المزيد