Mishash Formation
The Mishash Formation is a Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) geologic formation in Israel. The formation is correlated with the Duwi Formation of Egypt and the Amman and Ruseifa Formations of Jordan.[1] Mosasaur fossils assigned to Prognathodon currii and pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation.
| Mishash Formation Stratigraphic range: Campanian-Maastrichtian ~75–66 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Phosphorite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 30.2°N 35.0°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 13.1°N 30.2°E |
| Country |  Israel |
  Mishash Formation (Israel) | |
References
- Mishash Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- Y. Edelman-Furstenberg. 2008. Macrobenthic community structure in a high-productivity region: Upper Campanian Mishash Formation (Israel). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 261:58-77
- P. Christiansen and N. Bonde. 2002. A new species of gigantic mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of Israel. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(3):629-644
- Z. Lewy and H. Cappetta. 1989. Senonian Elasmobranch teeth from Israel, biostratigraphic an paleoenvironmental implications. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte 1989(4):212-222
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