Although carbonate ramps are widely described from the geological record, there is still a debate on relative influence of water temperature, trophic conditions and type factories their development. The ca 2400 km long Australian North West Shelf among largest Cenozoic provinces worldwide, records transition an early Miocene ramp to middle rimmed platform. This change observable publicly availa...

The Sa’adi Formation is a part of the late Cretaceous period in Santonian-Campanian stage that represents potential hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir across many oilfields Mesopotamian Basin, South Iraq. was divided into two main parts as stratigraphy sequence. It consists chalky limestone with argillaceous upper and marly lower part. considered an important stratigraphic unit marked by petroleum s...