Correlation of the Marsawdad Formation, Oman, Late Miocene (Turolian-Ventian), based on fossil avian eggshells
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- Publication Date
- Aug 25, 2023
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- Estudios Geológicos
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- Language
- English
- License
- Green
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Abstract
The discovery of fossilised struthious eggshell fragments on outcrops of the Marsawdad Formation, Rub’ Al-Khali, Oman, permits estimation of the age of the deposits, indicating correlation to the Late Miocene (Turolian-Ventian: Tortonian-Messinian) ca 8-7 Ma. The eggshells are described and are located within a revised biostratigraphy of the Cenozoic terrestrial deposits of the Arabian Peninsula.
