ABSTRACT
The two major divisions of the Cenozoic, the Paleogene and the Neogene, are separated from one another in Egypt by dramatic events which changed the landscape of Egypt, initiated the process of formation of the Red Sea rift, raised mountains and activated volcanoes. Paleogene rocks lie unconformably over upper Cretaceous or older rocks in most areas of Egypt The nature of this contact differs in the two major tectonic provinces of Egypt, the Stable and the Unstable Shelves. In the north Unstable Shelf areas of Egypt die late Cretaceous and early Tertiary rocks exhibit varied relationships. The Paleocene is represented by open marine sediments of varying lithologies reflecting the frequent epeirogenic movements and/or changes of sea level which affected Egypt during this epoch The Paleocene sediments of the Stable Shelf areas of Egypt are of great areal extent and are found in areas as far apart as Dakhla and Quseir.
