Late Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil and planktonic foraminiferal bioevents of the shallow-marine carbonate platform in the Mitla Pass, west central Sinai, Egypt

Farouk, Sherif; Faris, Mahmoud

doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.08.002

Cited by 34 publications

(27 citation statements)

References 27 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The Coniacian/Santonian, Campanian/Maastrichtian and Early/Late Maastrichtian boundaries are marked by a regional hiatus in Egypt and neighboring countries, as recorded by various authors (Li et al, 2000;Powell and Moh'd, 2011;Farouk and Faris, 2012;Farouk, 2014). The hiatus also correlates well with a global short-term sea level fall (Hardenbol et al, 1998;Ogg et al, 2008;Haq, 2014;Fig.…”

Section: Discussion: Regional and Global Comparisonsmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…7D and 12). This change has been observed in many parts of Egypt and Negev (Chérif et al, 1989;Darwish, 1994;Bauer et al, 2003;Farouk and Faris, 2012).…”

Section: Sequence 4: Eg Uk-4mentioning

confidence: 84%

“…These facies associations are recorded only from the uppermost Shueib Formation in central and south Jordan or as coeval lateral facies changes of the Buttum Formation in North Sinai, Egypt which consist of much reduced thicknesses of regressive siliciclastic sabkha/shale unit. A rapid fall in sea level in late Turonian to early Coniacian time resulted in a depositional hiatus (possibly from early to mid-Coniacian) that can be traced as a major sequence boundary throughout the African/Arabian plate (Sharland et al, 2001;Haq and Al-Qahtani, 2005;El-Azabi and El-Araby, 2007;Powell andMoh'd, 2011, Farouk andFaris, 2012), but shows no correspondence to the eustatic sea-level curve and is represented by a significant maximum flooding event near the Turonian-Coniacian boundary (Haq, 2014;Hardenbol, et al, 1998).…”

Section: Discussion: Regional and Global Comparisonsmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…This boundary is linked to the Coniacian/Santanian unconformity. This sequence boundary is also traced in west central Sinai due to the complete absence of nannofossil Zone CC15 (Farouk and Faris, 2012). This sequence can be subdivided into two systems tracts as follows.…”

Section: Sequence 6: Eg Uk-6mentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The latter is also suggested by the absence of calcareous nannofossil zones CC18 to CC21 at the Gulf of Suez (El-Sheikh et al, 2010). SB Ca-8 was recorded by various authors in Egypt based on obvious facies and paleontological changes (Farouk and Faris, 2012). It corresponds to a major tectonic event marked by uplifting, marine regression and intensive erosion across the Santonian/ Campanian boundary in the north Eastern Desert (El Ayyat and Obaidalla, 2013).…”

Section: Tst and Mfs: The Sequence Begins With A Transgressive Surface mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Upper Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy of the Galala Plateaux, western side of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Farouk

2015

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Discussion: Regional and Global Comparisonsmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…7D and 12). This change has been observed in many parts of Egypt and Negev (Chérif et al, 1989;Darwish, 1994;Bauer et al, 2003;Farouk and Faris, 2012).…”

Section: Sequence 4: Eg Uk-4mentioning

confidence: 84%

Section: Discussion: Regional and Global Comparisonsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Sequence 6: Eg Uk-6mentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Tst and Mfs: The Sequence Begins With A Transgressive Surface mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Upper Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy of the Galala Plateaux, western side of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Farouk

2015

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Cenozoic epeirogeny of the Arabian Peninsula from drainage modeling

Wilson

Hoggard

White

2014

Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

It is generally accepted that the Arabian Peninsula has been uplifted by subcrustal processes.Positive residual depth anomalies from oceanic crust in the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Aden suggest that a region surrounding this peninsula is dynamically supported. Admittance calculations, surface wave tomography studies, and receiver function analyses all imply that regional topography is generated and maintained by some combination of mantle convective circulation and lithospheric thickness changes. Despite these significant advances, the spatial and temporal uplift rate history of the Arabian Peninsula is not well known. Here we show that a regional uplift rate history can be obtained by jointly inverting 225 longitudinal river profiles that drain this peninsula. Our strategy assumes that shapes of individual river profiles are controlled by uplift rate history and moderated by erosional processes. We used local measurements of incision rate to calibrate the relevant erosional parameters. In our inverse algorithm, uplift rate is permitted to vary smoothly as a function of space and time but upstream drainage area remains invariant. We also assume that knickzone migration is not lithologically controlled. Implications of these important assumptions have been investigated. Our results suggest that the Arabian Peninsula underwent two phases of asymmetric uplift during the last 20-30 Ma at rates of 0.05-0.1 mm a 21 . The southwestern flank of the peninsula has been uplifted by 1.5-2.5 km. Regional stratigraphic constraints, the age and composition of volcanism, paleosol formation, incised peneplains, emergent marine terraces, and thermochronometric measurements corroborate our calculated patterns of uplift. Progressive development of three domal swells along the western margin of the peninsula is consistent with localized upwelling of hot asthenospheric mantle.

show abstract

Isotope stratigraphy (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr,¹³C) and depositional sequences of the Aruma Formation, Saudi Arabia: Implications to eustatic sea‐level changes

et al. 2020

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Lithofacies characteristics, depositional architecture (facies tracts and depositional sequences), stable isotopes (δ 18 O and δ 13 C), and 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios were analysed from the Aruma Formation at the Khashm Buwaibiyat section (north-east Riyadh, Saudi Arabia). The Aruma Formation consists of three formal members (base to top), Khanasir, Hajajah, and Lina members. Based on 87 Sr/ 86 Sr and δ 13 C data, the lower age of the regionally distributed Aruma Formation (Khanasir Member) is now proposed as Late Campanian. This age assignment is supported by the identification of a distinct δ 13 C negative excursion (=Epsilon Event; Upper Campanian), and a globally conformable range of 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values (0.707604-0.707703). Additionally, a review of previous fauna (ammonites and nannofossils) also favours this age assignment. The 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values (0.707817-0.707848) from the upper part of the Hajajah Member reflects a Late Maastrichtian signature as also noted by the presence of a longterm δ 13 C decrease. Additionally, based on lithofacies and depositional architecture for the Aruma Formation, nine facies types are identified. These are grouped into four facies associations (restricted peritidal, lagoon inner ramp, shoal transgressive lag, and coral reefs), reflecting four third-order depositional sequences (transgression-regression cycles). These reflect strong influence of both eustatic sea-level rise and regional tectonics (resulting in widespread unconformities and long-time gaps). The shallowing and deepening of the sea level is inferred using sequence stratigraphy (system tracts) and lithofacies variations. This data suggests a gradual rise in sea level from the Upper Campanian to the Maastrichtian with an intervening fall around the Campanian-Maastrichtian boundary.

show abstract

Late Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil and planktonic foraminiferal bioevents of the shallow-marine carbonate platform in the Mitla Pass, west central Sinai, Egypt

Cited by 34 publications

References 27 publications

Upper Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy of the Galala Plateaux, western side of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Upper Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy of the Galala Plateaux, western side of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Cenozoic epeirogeny of the Arabian Peninsula from drainage modeling

Isotope stratigraphy (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr,¹³C) and depositional sequences of the Aruma Formation, Saudi Arabia: Implications to eustatic sea‐level changes

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About

Late Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil and planktonic foraminiferal bioevents of the shallow-marine carbonate platform in the Mitla Pass, west central Sinai, Egypt

Cited by 34 publications

References 27 publications

Upper Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy of the Galala Plateaux, western side of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Upper Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy of the Galala Plateaux, western side of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Cenozoic epeirogeny of the Arabian Peninsula from drainage modeling

Isotope stratigraphy (87Sr/86Sr,13C) and depositional sequences of the Aruma Formation, Saudi Arabia: Implications to eustatic sea‐level changes

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About

Isotope stratigraphy (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr,¹³C) and depositional sequences of the Aruma Formation, Saudi Arabia: Implications to eustatic sea‐level changes