The Paleobiogeographic Distribution of the Late Cretaceous Fauna of Arabia and Surrounding Areas PDF

Keywords

Arabia, fauna, Europe

Abstract

Comparisons of the marine invertebrate faunas recorded from the Aruma Formation of Saudi Arabia with those recorded from adjacent countries lead to the recognition of strong faunal links with northern Africa during Turonian- Coniacian times with Iran and Southern India during the Santonian. During the Maastrichtian, the Arabian fauna had a wide distribution, extending east to northern India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Baluchistan and Iraq and west into northern Africa, Spain and Portugal and perhaps other parts of southwestern Europe.