Aoufous Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Cenomanian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Kem Kem Group |
Underlies | Ifezouane Formation |
Overlies | Akrabou Formation |
Thickness | 100–200 m (330–660 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, claystone, limestone |
Other | Marl, gypsum |
Location | |
Coordinates | 31°48′N 5°54′W / 31.8°N 5.9°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 19°18′N 5°18′W / 19.3°N 5.3°W |
Region | Errachidia Province |
Country | Morocco |
Extent | Anti-Atlas-Sahara craton |
Type section | |
Named for | Aoufous |
Named by | Dubar |
Year defined | 1948 |
The Aoufous Formation is a geological formation that contains some of the vertebrate assemblage of the Kem Kem Group, of Late Cretaceous date.[1][2] It underlies the Ifezouane Formation and overlies the Akrabou Formation.