Biostratigraphy of Gurpi Formation in the north Kabirkuh based on foraminifera and correlation with other parts of the world

Document Type : مقالات پژوهشی

Authors

• Shemshad Qurchaei ¹
• Behrouz Darvishzade ²
• Ebrahim Ghaseminejad ³

¹ Center of Excellence for Paleontology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

² Department of Geology, University of Shahid Beheshti, Iran

³ Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, Iran

10.22067/sed.facies.v1i1.747

Abstract

Based on planktonic foraminifera, biozonations were identified in the Gurpi Formation northeast of Kabirkuh. These biozonations were correlated with those of Elkef in Tunisia and other Tethyan areas in low latitute. A very close similarity and relationship found between sections of west and southeast Tethys with the Gurpi Formation at the studied section.

Keywords

• Foraminifera
• Gurpi Formation
• Biostratigraphy

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