1. Al Naqib, K. M. 1967. Geology of the Arabian Peninsula, Southwestern Iraq. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 560-G
2. Al-Zubaidi MA (1988) Sedimentary basin analysis of the Rutbah Formation sandstone. University of Baghdad, M.Sc., p 107p
3. Barrier, E., and Vrielynch, B. 2008. Paleotectonic maps of the Middle East: tectono-sedimentary-palinspastic maps from Late Norian to Pliocene
4. Berne, S. 2000. Architecture, dynamics, and preservation of marine sand waves (large dunes). Marine Sandwave Dynamics - 23 & 24 March 2000 - Lille, France
5. Dalrymple, R. W.1992. Tidal depositional systems. In: Roger G. Walker and Noel P. James, Facies Models 3, p. 195–218. Published by the Geological Association of Canada