Mizdah Formation

The Mizdah Formation is a geologic formation in the Awbari Governorate, southwestern Libya. The unit preserves fossils dating back to the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the early Late Cretaceous period.^[1]

Mizdah Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian-Turonian ~99–89 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	26.6°N 12.8°E / 26.6; 12.8
Approximate paleocoordinates	9.4°N 9.1°E / 9.4; 9.1
Region	Awbari Governorate
Country	Libya
Extent	Idehan Ubari, Libyan Desert
Mizdah Formation (Libya)

Fossil content

The formation has provided the following fossils:^[1][2]

Fish

• Carcharias amonensis
• Distobatus sp.
• Onchopristis sp.
• Protopterus sp.
• Chondrichthyes indet.
• Enchodontidae indet.
• Lepisosteidae indet.
• Osteichthyes indet.
• Pycnodontidae indet.

Reptiles

• Simoliophis libycus
• Crocodylia indet.
• Testudines indet.
• ?Sauropoda indet.
• ?Theropoda indet.

Mammals

• Mammalia indet.

See also

• Echkar and Farak Formations, contemporaneous fossiliferous formations of Niger
• Kem Kem Group, contemporaneous fossiliferous unit of Morocco
• Sannine Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Lebanon
• Calcare di Bari, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Italy