The first record of reworked Upper Palaeozoic palynomorphs in the Raha Formation, Gulf of Suez, Egypt

This work presents the first discovery of reworked palynomorphs in Cretaceous deposits of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Our examination of palynomorphs contained within the productive Raha Formation reveals a distinctive record of reworked palynomorphs of Late Palaeozoic age. As provenance indicators, th...

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Published inJournal of African earth sciences (1994) Vol. 153; pp. 67 - 71
Main Authors Tahoun, Sameh S., Mansour, Ahmed
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2019
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Cretaceous
Egypt
Gulf of Suez
Raha formation
Reworked Upper Palaeozoic palynomorphs
Raha formation
Gulf of Suez
Cretaceous
Reworked Upper Palaeozoic palynomorphs
Egypt
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Summary:This work presents the first discovery of reworked palynomorphs in Cretaceous deposits of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Our examination of palynomorphs contained within the productive Raha Formation reveals a distinctive record of reworked palynomorphs of Late Palaeozoic age. As provenance indicators, these reworked palynomorphs could provide clues to the stratigraphic rock units exposed during the Cretaceous at the time of deposition of the Raha Formation. •This contribution from Egypt shows a reworking palynoevent.•First record of reworked Palaeozoic palynomorphs in Cretaceous deposits, Gulf of Suez.•A prominent occurrence of reworked Late Palaeozoic sporomorphs in Raha Formation.
ISSN:1464-343X
1879-1956
DOI:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.02.027