Qasr el Sagha Formation

Quasr el Sagha Formation
Stratigraphic range: Priabonian ~37–34 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Sub-units	Dir Abu Lifa & Temple Members
Underlies	Gebel Qatrani Formation
Overlies	Birket Qarun Formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Mudstone
Location
Location	Fayum District
Coordinates	29°30′N 30°30′E / 29.5°N 30.5°E / 29.5; 30.5
Approximate paleocoordinates	24°54′N 26°30′E / 24.9°N 26.5°E / 24.9; 26.5
Country	Egypt
Extent	Wadi El Hitan
Qasr el Sagha Formation (Egypt)

The Qasr el Sagha Formation is a geological formation located in Egypt.^[1] The formation is part of the Wadi El Hitan World Heritage Site. The Qasr el Sagha Formation overlies the Birket Qarun Formation and is overlain by the Gebel Qatrani Formation. The sandstones and shales of the formation were deposited in a deltaic to shallow marine environment.^[2] It dates to the Late Eocene (middle Priabonian, 37.2 to 33.9 million years ago).^[3]