Biostratigraphy of bekhme formation (upper cretaceous) in selected sections, Kurdistan region, northeast Iraq
Other Title(s)
دراسة الطباقية الحياتية لتكوين بخمة (الطباشيري الأعلى) في مقاطع مختارة في إقليم كردستان، شمال شرق العراق
Joint Authors
al-Ubaydi, Safa M.
al-Dulaymi, Salam Ismail
Source
Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 1 (30 Apr. 2017), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Ministry of Industry and Minerals Iraqi Geological Survey
Publication Date
2017-04-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Abstract EN
The Bekhme Formation belongs to the Late Campanian – Early Maastrichtian cycle.
The formation consists mainly of thick and massive bedded limestone and dolomitic limestone.
The main objective of this study is to determine the microfossil and the age of Bekhme Formation.
Forty four species of benthonic and planktonic foraminifera have been recognized including one species described for the first time in Iraq.
Depending on the assemblage of different groups of foraminifera, two biozones of benthonic foraminifera were determined, namely: 1.
Murciella cuvillieri Range Zone.
2.
Omphalocyclus macropours-Orbitoides apiculatus-Siderolites calcitrapoides Assemblage Zone.
According to the identified biozones the age of Bekhme Formation is estimated as Late Campanian – Maastrichtian at Shaqlawa, Bekhme and Khanzad sections.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Dulaymi, Salam Ismail& al-Ubaydi, Safa M.. 2017. Biostratigraphy of bekhme formation (upper cretaceous) in selected sections, Kurdistan region, northeast Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining،Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Dulaymi, Salam Ismail& al-Ubaydi, Safa M.. Biostratigraphy of bekhme formation (upper cretaceous) in selected sections, Kurdistan region, northeast Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining Vol. 13, no. 1 (2017), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-844605
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Dulaymi, Salam Ismail& al-Ubaydi, Safa M.. Biostratigraphy of bekhme formation (upper cretaceous) in selected sections, Kurdistan region, northeast Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining. 2017. Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-844605
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 13-14
Record ID
BIM-844605