Continental beds of Morocco, previously assigned to the Oligo-Miocene, are Pontian (Miocene) in age. The relations of the successive beds, their relations with marine Miocene beds, and the duration of the cycle of sedimentation are discussed. The tectonic history of the Atlas mountains of Morocco is reinterpreted in the light of the age assigned to the continental beds.
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