ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
General consideration
Previous work
Scope of the present work
Materials and methods
LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY
Redefinition of some rock units
Lithostratigraphy
MICROFACIES
Introduction
Rakhiyat Formation
Sudr Formation
Beida Formation
Tarawan Formation
Esna Formation
Thebes Formation
El Mereir Formation
BIOSTRATIGRAPHY
Introduction
Proposed planktonic foraminiferal zonal schemes
Benthonic foraminiferal assemblages
PALEOENVIRONMENT
Introduction
Depositional History
Paleobathymetric Interpretation
HIGH RESOLUTION SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY
Introduction
Sequence Stratigraphic Surfaces
Sequence Stratigraphic Boundaries
Sequences
SEA LEVEL CHANGES: DISCUSSION
Introduction
Sea-Level Changes during Campanian – Eocene times
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
ARABIC SUMMARY