Stratigraphy and Palaeontology
Hossein Gholamalian; Mohammad Kazem Kamali
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Pteriomorpha, Heterodonta, Paleoheterodonta and Anomalodesmata bivalves from the Kazhdumi Formation of the Geno and Gerash sections in the southeast of Zagros Mountains are studied here. In order to this research, bivalve speies are identified and described as follow: Arctica angulata, Birostrina ...
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Pteriomorpha, Heterodonta, Paleoheterodonta and Anomalodesmata bivalves from the Kazhdumi Formation of the Geno and Gerash sections in the southeast of Zagros Mountains are studied here. In order to this research, bivalve speies are identified and described as follow: Arctica angulata, Birostrina concentrica, Ceratostreon flabellatum, Crassatella manzourensis, Flaventia belviderensis, Granocardium productum, Gyrostrea delettrei, Illymatogyra africana, Mytiloides concentricus, Neithea dutrugei, Neithea sp. 1, Neithea sp. 2, Paraesa faba, Pinna cfcretacea, Pholadomya fabrina, Pholadomya vignesi, Protocardia hillana, Pterotrigonia scabra, Rhynchostreon suborbiculatum, Tenea delettrei, Venericardia deserti. Many of these species excluding Ceratostreon flabellatum, Illymatogyra africana, Neithea dutrugei and Pterotrigonia scabraare reported for the first time from Iran. Kazhdumi Formation disconformably overlies the top of the Dariyan Formation and underlies the Gurpi Formation.
Stratigraphy and Palaeontology
Hossein Gholamalian; Roya Fanati Rashidi
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Kazhdumi Formation strata in Anguran section (NW Bandar Abbas) are investigated and eight echinoid species belonging to eight genera have been identified. These species are: Tetragramma malbosii, Orthopsis ruppelli, Phyllobrissus aff. angustatus, Epiaster dartoni, Hemiaster sp., Pliotoxaster comanchei, ...
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Kazhdumi Formation strata in Anguran section (NW Bandar Abbas) are investigated and eight echinoid species belonging to eight genera have been identified. These species are: Tetragramma malbosii, Orthopsis ruppelli, Phyllobrissus aff. angustatus, Epiaster dartoni, Hemiaster sp., Pliotoxaster comanchei, Iraniaster douvillei, Coenholectypus planatus. Iraniaster douvillei that has already been reported from the Coniacian – Santonian beds of Lorestan Zone (West of Iran); is present in the Albian – Cenomanian strata of Anguran section. So; we can propose the new range of Middle Albian – Santonian for this species. Kazdumi Formation in the studied area has the age of Middle Albian to Early Cenomenian on the basis of foraminifers those accompany with echinoids. This formation conformably overlies the Dariyan Formation and disconfomably underlies the Gurpi Formation.
A Asadi; M.R Majidi fard; S.H Vazirii; M Yousefi rad
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Considering importance of ammonite fauna in biostratigraphy and sedimentary basins and due to the lack of studies on the ammonite fauna in the Kazhdumi Formation, the Nar stratigraphic section was selected and studied in the coastal Fars, northeast of Kangan (East Bushehr). The formation with a ...
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Considering importance of ammonite fauna in biostratigraphy and sedimentary basins and due to the lack of studies on the ammonite fauna in the Kazhdumi Formation, the Nar stratigraphic section was selected and studied in the coastal Fars, northeast of Kangan (East Bushehr). The formation with a thickness of 87 meters in the studied section contains alternation of cream to brown limestone and brownish red marl. The lower boundary with the carbonate of the underlying Dariyan Formation is unconformable and in the upper boundary is gradually covered by the Madoud Member of Sarvak Formation. In the present study, 110 ammonites have been collected which are belong to three genera and seven species. These include Knemiceras sp., Knemiceras persicum, Knemiceras dubertreti, Knemiceras syriacum, Knemiceras comperessum, Tegoceras camatteanum and Lyelliceras lyelli. Based on these one subzone was differentiated indicating a late Early to Middle Albian age for the formation.
A Mosavinia; K Seyed-Emami; A.A Aryai
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The Aitamir Formation follows conformably but with a sharp boundary the dark shales of Sanganeh Formation (Aptian-early Albian) and is followed discontinuously by the whitish marls and chalky limestones of the Abderaz Formation (Turonian-Coniacian). 7 species, 13 genera and 2 subgenera of ammonites are ...
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The Aitamir Formation follows conformably but with a sharp boundary the dark shales of Sanganeh Formation (Aptian-early Albian) and is followed discontinuously by the whitish marls and chalky limestones of the Abderaz Formation (Turonian-Coniacian). 7 species, 13 genera and 2 subgenera of ammonites are reported in this paper. The following genera and species, found in the Iranian Kopeh Dagh region, are reported for the first time: Anahoplites cf. praecox Spath, 1925, Anahoplites mantelli Spath, 1925, Epihoplites aff. trifidus (Spath, 1923) and Hysteroceras orbignyi (Spath, 1922). The described specimen of Dinosauria comes from the upper part of the Aitamir Formation in Zawin Section. The fragment of the Dino was found on the topmost sandstone layer of the section, together with a number of mortonoceratid ammonites, indicating a late Albian (Mortoniceras inflatum Zone) age. So far, it is the first record of marine Dinosauria from the Certaceous of Iran.
