Aptian ammonites of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

Bruno Granier (1) , Robert Busnardo

1 CdG - Carnets de Géologie

The identification of some twenty ammonite fragments from oil wells drilled in offshore Abu Dhabi revealed the presence of six Aptian genera: Cheloniceras, Epicheloniceras, Gargasiceras, Colombiceras, Pseudohaploceras, and Macroscaphites. These ammonites indicate the Furcata Zone and the succeeding Martini Zone. The Gargasian age of the upper part (HST) of the Shu'aiba as well as that of the whole of the Bab are thus firmly established.

Mots clés: Ammonites; middle Aptian; Upper Aptian; Gargasian; United Arab Emirates; Abu Dhabi

Domaines: Paléontologie; Stratigraphie

Bruno Granier, Robert Busnardo. Aptian ammonites of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). Carnets de Géologie / Notebooks on Geology, 2011, CG2011 (L04), Ammonites; middle Aptian; Upper Aptian; Gargasian; United Arab Emirates; Abu Dhabi. ⟨10.4267/2042/43895⟩. ⟨hal-00734266⟩