Aoufous Formation

Aoufous Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cenomanian ~99–97 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
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 / 31.8; -5.9
Approximate paleocoordinates	19°18′N 5°18′W / 19.3°N 5.3°W / 19.3; -5.3
Region	Errachidia Province
Country	Morocco
Extent	Anti-Atlas-Sahara craton
Type section
Named for	Aoufous
Named by	Dubar
Year defined	1948
Aoufous Formation (Morocco)

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] Two other formations comprise the Kem Kem beds: the underlying Ifezouane Formation and the overlying Akrabou Formation.