This study describes the clay mineralogy of the Lower Cretaceous(Barremian)rocks of the Wessex Basin for paleoenvironmental interpretations.Seventy-four samples were subjected to optical microscopy,scanning electron m...
The authors appreciate the hard work and help of our friends in the Geological Survey of Iran,North East Territory(GSINET),especially Dr.Jafar Taheri.The authors are especially grateful for the linguistic helps and efforts of Susan Turner(Brisbane).
Spatangoid echinoids belonging to Heteraster found in the Lower Cretaceous limestones and calcareous deposits of the Tirgan and Sarcheshmeh formations(Barremian-Aptian)in the Bahman jan-Bala stratigraphic section on t...
The history of amber and its trade in Lebanon dates back to ancient times,during the Phoenician civilization.Amber in Lebanon can be found in over 450 outcrops,comprising approximately 10%of the country’s land.Some o...
King Saud University for funding this work through the Researchers Supporting Project(no.RSP-2020/149)。
New well-preserved rudist materials come from the Barremian–Turonian marine formations in the Yelleg, Minsherah, Maaza, and Raghawi sections in North Sinai, northern Egypt. There, 17 discovered rudist species belongi...
We present a new tracksite with multiple dinosaur tracks from the lowermost Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) of the Cape Espichel (Sesimbra, Portugal). The tracks are localized on three beds on the top carbonate beds of t...
Authors thank Centro Português de Geo-História e Pré-História,for supporting the field and laboratory work,and all the team members who have collaborated in the fieldwork.
This palaeontological study focuses on the sedimentology and palaeofauna of Areia do Mastro locale in Cabo Espichel (Sesimbra, south of Lisbon). Two main geological formations are identified in Areia do Mastro: the Ar...
the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and the University of Tehran for their support
The lower Cretaceous rock units of the Koppeh-Dagh Basin of northeastern Iran were investigated here in terms of biostratigraphy,depositional setting and geochemical analyses to find out if they,alike other parts of t...
Due to the water demand growth in southwestern Tunisia, particularly in Segui Gafsa-Tozeur area, the Tunisian Government launched a research program for new water resources in the lower Cretaceous layers within the Ha...