...Amos Bein Abstract Rudistid reefs are well developed in Albian-Turonian strata in Israel. These strata are divided laterally into shallow-shelf carbonate rocks (the Judea Limestone) deposited on the Arabian craton and fine-detrital carbonate deposits (the Talme Yafe Formation) on its margins...

...) . We do not know if this discrepancy is due to an actual paucity of sediment drifts (contourites) in the rock record or if such deposits have just not been recognized. However, the Cretaceous Talme Yafe Formation along the southeastern Mediterranean coast ( Bein and Weiler, 1976 ) appears analogous...

... not exist (for section location see Figs 6 and 13 ). In the offshore area cross-sections CC′ and DD′ are geoseismic. The original interpreted time sections are shown in Figures 11 and 12 . The base Senonian horizon (top Judea group laterally changing to top Talme Yafe Formation) is highlighted...

... , 1976 , The Cretaceous Talme Yafe Formation: a contour current shaped sedimentary prism of calcareous detritus at the continental margin of the Arabian craton : Sedimentology , v. 23 , p. 511 - 532 . Bender , F. , 1974 , Geology of Jordan : Berlin, Gebrueder Borntraeger , 196 p...

... : Paris , Editions Technip , p.  95 – 110 . Bein , A. , and Y. Weiler , 1976 , The Cretaceous Talme Yafe Formation: A contour shaped sedimentary prism of calcareous detritus at the continental margin of the Arabian craton : Sedimentology , v.  23 , p.  511 – 532 , doi: 10.1111/j.1365...

.... The number of samples for the formations was 72 for the Talme Yafe, 10 for the Unnamed, 44 for the Judea Tongue, 38 for the Kidod, and 16 for the Zohar. The dendrogram of the unconstrained analysis is shown in Figure 2 . The dendrogram was trimmed at a total diversity level at which 11 logfacies...

... enrichment in highly reducing environments. The TOC content of the Barnea Formation ( Table 1 and analysis of cuttings from Talme Yafe-4 and Nahal Oz wells) indicates that sufficient organic matter is found in these rocks to classify them as potential source rocks. In some samples, migrated oil...

... as a locally thick carbonate slope-breccia of the Talme Yafe Formation ( Bein and Weiler, 1976 ). To the north of this carbonate margin, deep-marine carbonate and shale were deposited across the offshore Nile Delta and Mediterranean Sea areas. Geochemical data presented in Dolson et al. (2000) suggest...

...) Albian, Cenomanian, and Turonian forereef slope and basin facies (Talme Yafe Formation) consist of up to 3000 m of marl and limestone with marly debris and reef fragments ( Bein and Weiler, 1976 ). On the platform, older lines of tectonic activity became active anew. Senonian beds are thin...

... . Bein , A. , and Y. Weiler , 1976 , The Cretaceous Talme Yafe Formation: a contour current shaped sedimentary prism of calcareous detritus at the continental margin of the Arabian craton : Sedimentology , v. 23 , p. 511 – 532 . Bray , E. E. , and E. D. Evans , 1961...

... of Talme Yafe Formation in Israel ( Mullins et al., 1980 ). The Cretaceous (Albian–Turonian) Talme Yafe Formation has been interpreted as a contourite deposit. This formation is 3 km (1.8 mi) thick, 20 km (12.4 mi) wide, and nearly 150 km (93.2 mi) long ( Bein and Weiler, 1976 ). Antarctica...

... Delta area where it has been mapped as the Cretaceous hingeline. The carbonate margin crops out in southern Israel as local thick carbonate slope breccia of the Talme Yafe Formation ( Bein and Weiler, 1976 ). To the north of this carbonate margin, deep marine carbonate and shale were deposited across...

... GJ . 1974 . Palynostratigraphy of the Lower Cretaceous Gevar'am and Talme Yafe formations in the Gever'am 2 well (Southern coastal plain Israel) . Geological Survey of Israel Bulletin 59 : 1 – 27 . Cernusak L . 2013 . Tropical forest responses to increasing atmospheric CO 2...

... . Bein , A. and Y. Weiler 1976 . The Cretaceous Talme Yafe Formation: A contour current shaped sedimentary prism of calcareous detritus at the continental margin of the Arabian craton . Sedimentology , v. 23 , p. 511 – 532 . Bender...

... Central Graben. Geological Survey of Denmark, Series B , 8 , 9 – 25 . Bein , A. & Weiler , Y. 1976 . The Cretaceous Talme Yafe Formation; a contour current shaped sedimentary prism of calcareous detritus at the continental margin of the Arabian Craton . Sedimentology , 23 , 511...

...; MG2, Meged-2; MJ1, Megiddo Jezreel-1; NS1, Nissanit-1; PL1, Pleshet-1; RM1D, Ramallah-1 Deep; TY4, Talme Yafe-4; YW1 YY1, Yam Yafo-1; YM2/3, Yam-2, Yam-3; ZQ1, Ziqlag-1; ZO8, Zohar-8; ZT1, Zuk Tamrur-1. The purpose of this study is to examine the significance of the new findings and integrate...