Serie d’In Akamil Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Cenomanian – Turonian.
Province:
Illizi Basin
Type Locality and Naming
Synonym: Serie D'In Akamil (Klett, 2000), In Akamil Fm
References: Klett, 2000; Benvegnù, 2020
Lithology and Thickness
The In Akamil Fm is laterally equivalent to the top of the Nefousa Gr of the Ghadames and the Triassic (or Oued Mya) Basins, and it is made up of Anhydrite, dolostone, and marl (Klett, 2000). Drawn as clayey dolomite in the column of Klett, 2000.
Lithology Pattern:
Dolomite
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
It conformably overlies the Serie de Taouratine Fm.
Upper contact
It is conformably overlain by the Argile Gypse Fm.
Regional extent
Illize Basin of SE Algeria
GeoJSON
{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"type":"MultiPolygon","coordinates":[[[[7.82,29],[8.33,29.15],[8.78,29.13],[9.38,28.9],[9.38,28.08],[9.2,27.76],[9.32,27.57],[9.23,27.3],[9.03,27.06],[8.55,26.85],[8.25,27.02],[7.98,27.01],[7.69,26.81],[7.42,26.83],[7.07,27.35],[6.78,27.6],[6.59,27.43],[6.45,27.42],[6.2,27.78],[5.99,28.41],[6.33,28.67],[6.52,28.95],[6.58,28.74],[6.69,28.73],[6.86,28.91],[7.33,29.05],[7.63,29.13],[7.82,29]]]]}}
Fossils
Age
Spans the Turonian and Campanian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.00
Beginning date (Ma):
100.50
Ending stage:
Turonian.
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):