New data on the age of the Lower Cretaceous amber outcrops of Lebanon

• Published in: Palaeoworld Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 331 - 338
• Main Authors: Maksoud, Sibelle, Azar, Dany, Granier, Bruno, Gèze, Raymond
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Amber; Barremian; Grès du Liban; Lebanon; Lower Cretaceous; Lebanon; Barremian; Amber; Lower Cretaceous; Grès du Liban
• ISSN: 1871-174X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.palwor.2016.03.003

The “Grès du Liban” [Sandstone of Lebanon] is the basal lithostratigraphic unit for the Cretaceous series in Lebanon. In the upper part of these siliciclastic-dominated strata we identified three discrete intervals characterized by their richness in amber with biological inclusions, mostly insects....