Systematic and Paleoecology of Middle-Cretaceous Brachiopods of Family Sellithyrididae from Estakhrooyeh Section, West of Kerman

Foladi, F; Dastanpour, M

doi:10.22071/gsj.2015.42583

Systematic and Paleoecology of Middle-Cretaceous Brachiopods of Family Sellithyrididae from Estakhrooyeh Section, West of Kerman

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors

F Foladi ¹

M Dastanpour ²

¹ M.Sc. Lecturer, Department of Geology, Kerman Institute of Higher Education, Kerman, Iran

² Professor, Department of Geology, Kerman Institute of Higher Education, Kerman, Iran

10.22071/gsj.2015.42583

Abstract

In order to study of the systematic and paleoecology of Cretaceous (Aptian-Early cenomanian) Brachiopods, the Estakhrooyeh section in NW Baghin, west of Kerman City with 190 m in thickness was studied and sampled. The Middle part of this section contains diverse assemblages of macrofossils such as Brachiopods, Echinoderms, Gastropods, Bivalves and Corals. This biostratigraphic research resulted in to examine 5 genera and 10 species of brachiopoda of Sellithyrididae family for the first time from this section. The Brachiopods indicate Aptian-Early Cenomanian ages for these sediments. The Faunal assemblages suggest a shallow and suitable environment prevailed during the deposition of the strata.

Keywords

Systematic

Paleoecology

Brachiopods

Cretaceous (Aptian-Early cenomanian)

Estakhrooyeh

Kerman