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.Acacus Sandstone at Fossilworks.org
Fossil content
The formation has provided the following fossils:Plotnick, 1999
Trilobites Trilobita indet.
Eurypterids Carcinosoma sp. Pterygotus sp.
Invertebrates Mollusca indet.
Ichnofossils
Arthrophycus sp. Cruziana sp. Cubichnia sp. Dimorphichnus sp. Paleophycus sp. Pelecypodichnus sp. Rusophycus sp.
See also
Fish Bed Formation, Silurian fossiliferous formations of Scotland Lipeón Formation, Silurian fossiliferous unit of Bolivia Soom Shale, Late Ordovician Lagerstätte of South Africa Bertie Formation, Silurian Lagerstätte of Ontario and New York Andean-Saharan glaciation
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