The Antalo Limestone, also known as the Antalo Sequence, is a geological formation in Ethiopia. It is between 300 and 800 metres thick and comprises fossiliferous limestones and marls that were deposited in a reef. Marine microfossils have shown an age between 165 and 150 million years.[1][2]
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The AntaloLimestone, also known as the Antalo Sequence, is a geological formation in Ethiopia. It is between 300 and 800 metres thick and comprises fossiliferous...
Hintalo (Tigrinya: ሕንጣሎ), also called Antalo, was Administrative Center of Enderta’s historical wereda of Gabat Melash, is a small town located in the...
transgression occurred, leading to the deposition of marine sediments (AntaloLimestone and Agula Shale). The region has an estimated 3.89 billion tons of...
145 million years ago. This genus was found in the upper part of the AntaloLimestone Formation 2114 meters (6935 feet) in elevation. The genus name Ausichicrinites...
formations are present: Amba Aradam Formation Agula Shale Mekelle Dolerite AntaloLimestone Quaternary alluvium and freshwater tufa As part of the Ethiopian highlands...
Resultant rocks include sandstone, limestone, shale, marls and evaporites (Adigrat Sandstone, AntaloLimestone, Amba Aradam Formation). A third major...
Danakil - general at Fossilworks.org Dogali Formation at Fossilworks.org AntaloLimestone at Fossilworks.org E. Abbate, A. Albianelli A. Azzaroli, M. Benvenuti...
The following geological formations are present: Mekelle Dolerite AntaloLimestone totally dominates the landscape Quaternary alluvium and freshwater...
lower locations, the following geological formations are present: AntaloLimestone Adigrat Sandstone Quaternary alluvium and freshwater tufa The main...
following lithological units occur in the catchment. Amba Aradam Formation AntaloLimestone Mekelle Dolerite Quaternary freshwater tufa Adigrat Sandstone During...
1971. Megafossilien des Jura aus dem Antalo-Kalk von Nord-Äthiopien [Jurassic megafossils from the AntaloLimestone of northern Ethiopia]. Beihefte zum...
in coastal Eritrea Precambrian and Mesozoic rocks are exposed. The AntaloLimestone in the Danakil Alps is unusually thick for the Horn of Africa, being...
Oxfordian: Mt. Guresu; Early Oxfordian: Mt. Ualinsi; Late Oxfordian: AntaloLimestone; Early Kimmeridgian: Mt. Condudo), India (Callovian: Kachchh), Israel...
following lithological units occur in the catchment. Amba Aradam Formation AntaloLimestone Quaternary freshwater tufa List of Ethiopian rivers Jacob, M. and colleagues...
May Zegzeg project. There are three large karstic resurgences in the AntaloLimestone along this river: Rubaksa, spring water mainly used as irrigation water...
deposits), whereas the southern part is dominated by the Des’a forest on AntaloLimestone. In between there is the fluvial landscape of Hayqi Meshal. Particularities...
Interbedded lacustrine deposits Lower basalt Amba Aradam Formation AntaloLimestone Adigrat Sandstone The rainfall pattern shows a very high seasonality...
Atlantic staghorn corals (Acropora) from the lower Oligocene Suwannee Limestone of Florida, USA, and their significance for modern coral distribution"...
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