Acacus Sandstone

Acacus Sandstone
Acacus Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Llandovery; ~443–423 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Shale
Location
Coordinates	25°00′N 10°12′E / 25.0°N 10.2°E
Approximate paleocoordinates	77°30′S 116°54′E / 77.5°S 116.9°E
Region	Ghat District
Country	Libya
Extent	Libyan Desert
	Acacus Sandstone (Libya)

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.

Fossil content

The formation has provided the following fossils:

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

Acacus Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Llandovery ~443–423 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Shale
Location
Coordinates	25°00′N 10°12′E / 25.0°N 10.2°E / 25.0; 10.2
Approximate paleocoordinates	77°30′S 116°54′E / 77.5°S 116.9°E / -77.5; 116.9
Region	Ghat District
Country	Libya
Extent	Libyan Desert
Acacus Sandstone (Libya)