The Late Cretaceous sediments on the margin of the Arabia Plate contain information of tectonics and eustatic fluctuation of the Neo‐Tethys Ocean. The sedimentary association in the north of Saudi Arabia, combined with that from Jordan, Israel, and Egypt, revealed three fourth‐order sedimentary sequences that occurred in the Late Cretaceous and Palaeogene. The evolution of the sequences indicates that a most extensive transgression occurred in the south of Neo‐Tethys Ocean during that time, which deposited phosphorite and carbonate overlying the Devonian sandstone directly. The occurrence of thin and interbedded lithological layers implies vigorous fluctuation of the sea‐level during the transgression. We argue that the transgression is the results of tectonic activities and eustatic fluctuation, but may be closely controlled by the regional subduction and Neo‐Tethys collision.

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沙特阿拉伯北部的沉积学和地层层序：对晚白垩世新特提斯演化的启示

阿拉伯板块边缘的晚白垩世沉积物包含新特提斯海洋的构造和喜庆波动信息。沙特阿拉伯北部的沉积协会与约旦，以色列和埃及的沉积协会相结合，揭示了在白垩纪晚期和古近纪发生的三个第四阶沉积层序。序列的演变表明，在这段时间内，新特提斯海南部发生了最广泛的海侵，这直接在泥盆纪砂岩上沉积了磷矿和碳酸盐。薄而相互夹层的岩性层的出现暗示了海侵期间海平面的剧烈波动。我们认为，海侵是构造活动和欣快波动的结果，