The Continental intercalaire, sometimes referred to as the Continental intercalaire Formation, is a term applied to Cretaceous strata in Northern Africa.
It is the largest single stratum found in Africa to date, being between 30 and 800 metres (98 and 2,625 ft) thick in some places.
Fossils, including dinosaurs, have been recovered from this formation.
[1] The Continental intercalaire stretches from Algeria, Tunisia and Niger in the west to Egypt and Sudan in the east.
[2][3] The Continental intercalaire was first identified during the course of several expeditions to the Sahara from 1946 to 1959 which were led by the French paleontologist Albert-Félix de Lapparent.