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INDEX 



M.icstrichtian, 12, 13, 15-23, 28, 33, 35-43, 

 45-49, 53-58, 61-63, 73, 74, 76, 78-83, 85, 

 87, 90, 92-100, 102, 103, 105, 107-111, 113, 

 115, 116, 118-125, 129, 133, 135, 136, 138- 

 152, 155, 160, 163, 164, 170, 181, 212, 218, 

 226, 234, 254, 256, 257 

 / Danian boundary, 12, 21, 39, 41, 55, 



2 57 

 Madruga formation, 208, 251 

 Mahamid district, 12 

 Manaure shale, 95, no, 141 

 Maqfi section, 36, 42, 56, 58, 210-212 

 Marginotruncana, 68, 70, 71, 92, 120, 136 



citae, 120 



contusa, 90 



intermedia, 67 



stuarti, 98, 136 

 Marne blanche, 157 



bleue, 206, 221 

 Mellaha section, 99, 125 

 Mendez shale, 85, 90, 92, 160 



formation, 90, 234 

 Mesozoic, 20, 41, 256, 257 



/ Cainozoic boundary, 15, 41, 256, 257 



/ contact, 21 

 Meudon chalk, 16, 17 



conglomerate, 22 

 Middle Owaina chalk member, n, 50, 64, 254, 



256 

 Middle Sharawna marl member, 1 1 , 47, 48, 



61, 62, 254, 256 

 Midway group, 181, 205, 227 

 Mons, 25, 26 



Mont Cayla, 29, 157, 206, 212, 221, 

 Montian, 20, 23-29, 35, 37, 40, 41, 55, 185, 



190, 196, 222, 229, 230, 233, 234, 256- 



258 



Naheola formation, 217 



Nanafalia formation, 161, 216, 217, 224, 236, 



239 

 Nannoplankton, 239 

 Nautilus danicus, 25 



desertorum, 40 

 Navarro group, 79, 107, 149 

 Navet formation, 174 

 Nekhl section, 38, 40, 57, 208, 251 

 Neocomian, 16 

 N eoflabellina rugosa, 39 

 Nile Valley, 8-10 



Non-fossiliferous Zone, 52, 60, 254, 255 

 Non-megafossilifcrous Zone, 53, 66 

 Nostoceras sp., 40 



Nouvelles chalk, 16 

 Noxontown fauna, 224 

 Nubia formation, 12, 42, 45 

 group, 46, 254 



sandstone, 8, n, 12, 14, 32, 34, 41, 44 

 plateau, 8 

 and variegated shale, n, 44-46, 60, 254, 



255 

 variegated claystones and sandstones, 36 

 Nummulites, 19, 32, 66, 257 



deserti, 32 

 Nummulitic limestone, 12, 34 

 beds, 32 

 transgression, 22 



Oligocene, 38 



Operculina, 32, 66, 257 

 limestone, 10 



Orbitoides tissoti, 40 



Ostrea hypoptera, 43 



Zone, 43, 53, 65, 254, 256 



Overwegischichten, 32, 40 



Owaina, n, 12, 38, 42, 45, 49, 50, 79, 81, 89, 

 115, 120, 123, 145, 148, 150, 156-159, 161, 

 167, 168, 172, 174, 176, 178, 180, 183, 184, 

 190, 193, 194, 196, 198, 200, 201, 205, 206, 

 208, 210, 212, 214, 215, 217, 220-222, 224, 

 227, 228, 230, 231, 233, 235, 236, 239, 240, 

 242, 243, 245, 248, 250, 251, 253 



Owaina shale formation, 45, 49, 50, 51, 254, 

 256 



Oyster limestone, 10, 12, 34 



P achy discus neubergicus , 16-18 

 Zone, 16-18 



Paderno d'Adda section, 165, 176, 185, 208, 

 222, 229, 230, 237 



Pale Greda formation, 178, 252 



Paleocene, 12, 13, 15, 22-44, 49-5 1 , 53, 55, 

 64, 65, 80, 156-161, 163-166, 168-170, 172, 

 174, 176-178, 180, 181, 185, 190, 193, 194, 

 196, 198, 201, 205-210, 212, 214, 216-224, 

 226, 227, 229, 230, 233, 234, 236-239, 242, 

 244, 245, 248, 250-254, 256-258 

 / Eocene boundary, 15, 258 



Pamietowo well ,169 



Papagallos shales, 85, 144 



Parguera limestone formation, 140 



Paris Basin, 15, 16, 19, 22-24, 2 8. 29, 85, 

 124 



Passage beds, 33, 34 



Pecten farafraensis , 118 

 marl, 118 



