Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Study of Golmakan,s Plant Macrofossils, North East of Iran

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors
1 Department of Earth Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz , Iran
2 Geological Survey of Iran, Mashhad Center, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
Binalud  Mountain  is geographically the continuation of Alborz Mountain but because of some facies similarities and the effects  of  folding, it  is considered to  be  the  transition  zone  between  Central  Iran  and  Alborz.  In this study, eight   plant macrofossil  species  are  identified from Shemshak Formation in Golmakan, Binalud. They are Coniopteris hymenophylloides, Klukia   westiSphenobaiera   longifoliaSphenobaiera  cf.   pulchellaCzekanowskia  rigida, Nilssonia macrophylla, Nilssonia  acuminata  and  Nilssonia feriziensis. According to their stratigraphical distribution, Late Liassic - Early Dogger age can be inferred for this assemblage.
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