Crustacean Microcoprolites from the Upper Jurassic – Lower Cretaceous of the Northern East and East Shiraz (Fars Province)

Rostami, F.; Ahmadi, V.

doi:10.22071/gsj.2012.54077

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors

F. Rostami ¹
V. Ahmadi ²

¹ Ph.D. Student, Department of Geology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic – Azad University, Tehran, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Geology , Islamic – Azad University , Shiraz Branch, Shiraz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22071/gsj.2012.54077

Abstract

In this research two stratigraphic sections of Lower Cretaceouse to Upper Jurassic sedimentary (Surmeh and Fahliyan Formation in Folded-Zagros Zone) have been selected. Based on microfacies studies (in 400 thin-sections) three species of Ichnofossils microcoprolites from Crustaceans related as the Follow: Palaxius decaochetarius, Helicerina siciliana, Palaxius tetraochetarius, palaxius isp. In general, considering Ichnotaxons studies, two assemblage-zones were identified for microcoprolites Crustaceans. Assemblage-zone (No:1) of Tithonian to Berriasian and assemblage-zone (No:2) whichis lated of Valanginian, taxons Helicerina isp. Assemblage-zone (No:2) which is related.

Keywords

20.1001.1.10237429.1391.22.86.16.6

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Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Crustacean Microcoprolites from the Upper Jurassic – Lower Cretaceous of the Northern East and East Shiraz (Fars Province)

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Volume 22, Issue 86
December 2012
Pages 131-134

Crustacean Microcoprolites from the Upper Jurassic – Lower Cretaceous of the Northern East and East Shiraz (Fars Province)

References

References

Volume 22, Issue 86December 2012Pages 131-134

Volume 22, Issue 86
December 2012
Pages 131-134