Acacus Sandstone
The Acacus Sandstone is a geologic formation in the Ghat District, southwestern Libya. The unit preserves fossils dating back to the Llandovery epoch of the early Silurian period.
Paleogeography of the Early Silurian, 435 Ma
Fossil content
The formation has provided the following fossils:
Trilobites
Eurypterids
Invertebrates
Ichnofossils
See also
- Fish Bed Formation, Silurian fossiliferous formations of Scotland
- Lipeón Formation, Silurian fossiliferous unit of Bolivia
- Soom Shale, Late Ordovician Lagerstätte of South Africa
- Bertie Formation, Silurian Lagerstätte of Ontario and New York
- Andean-Saharan glaciation
References
- ^ Acacus Sandstone at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Plotnick, 1999
Bibliography
- Plotnick, R. E (1999), Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids, in A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian, pp. 106–136