Mishash Formation

Mishash Formation Stratigraphic range: Campanian-Maastrichtian ~75–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Phosphorite
Location
Coordinates	30°12′N 35°00′E / 30.2°N 35.0°E / 30.2; 35.0Coordinates: 30°12′N 35°00′E / 30.2°N 35.0°E / 30.2; 35.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	13°06′N 30°12′E / 13.1°N 30.2°E / 13.1; 30.2
Country	Israel
Mishash Formation (Israel)

The Mishash Formation is a Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) geologic formation in Israel. The formation is correlated with the of Egypt and the and of Jordan.^[1] Mosasaur fossils assigned to Prognathodon currii and pterosaur^{[citation needed]} fossils have been recovered from the formation.

See also[]

• List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units

References[]

Further reading[]

• Y. Edelman-Furstenberg. 2008. Macrobenthic community structure in a high-productivity region: Upper Campanian Mishash Formation (Israel). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 261:58-77
• P. Christiansen and N. Bonde. 2002. A new species of gigantic mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of Israel. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(3):629-644
• Z. Lewy and H. Cappetta. 1989. Senonian Elasmobranch teeth from Israel, biostratigraphic an paleoenvironmental implications. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte 1989(4):212-222

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