Chapter 1 Introduction to the Jurassic Arabian Intrashelf

Chapter 1 Introduction to the Jurassic Arabian Intrashelf Basin by A. O. Wilson Geological Society, London, Memoirs Volume 53(1): 1 -19 November 16, 2020 © 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London

Google Earth image illustrating the main geographical and geological features of the Arabian Intrashelf Basin region. A. O. Wilson Geological Society, London, Memoirs 2020; 53: 1 -19 © 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London

General setting of the Arabian Intrashelf Basin. A. O. Wilson Geological Society, London, Memoirs 2020; 53: 1 -19 © 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London

Names of oil and gas fields in the region. A. O. Wilson Geological Society, London, Memoirs 2020; 53: 1 -19 © 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London

Map showing the trends of some of the published cross-sections used to construct the maps and much of the interpretation in this Memoir. A. O. Wilson Geological Society, London, Memoirs 2020; 53: 1 -19 © 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London

Lithostratigraphic nomenclature. A. O. Wilson Geological Society, London, Memoirs 2020; 53: 1 -19 © 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London

Schematic cross-section for the intrashelf basin drawn from the eastern to western rims, illustrating the basic depositional architecture as interpreted in this Memoir. A. O. Wilson Geological Society, London, Memoirs 2020; 53: 1 -19 © 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London

Jurassic plate tectonic setting of the Arabian Intrashelf Basin (simplified from Torsvik and Cocks 2016). A. O. Wilson Geological Society, London, Memoirs 2020; 53: 1 -19 © 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London

Van Hinsbergen et al. A. O. Wilson Geological Society, London, Memoirs 2020; 53: 1 -19 © 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London

Energy levels around the Arabian Intrashelf Basin on a daily basis were determined largely by the direction of the palaeotradewinds. A. O. Wilson Geological Society, London, Memoirs 2020; 53: 1 -19 © 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London

This image is a track of all known tropical storms/hurricanes (also known as typhoons and cyclones) in modern times from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website: https: //www. ncei. noaa. gov/news/inventory-tropical-cyclone-tracks. A. O. Wilson Geological Society, London, Memoirs 2020; 53: 1 -19 © 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London