Paleoecology of Albian – Santonian succession of Surdash to Shaqlawa area, NE Iraq

Authors

  • Salah A. Hussain Department of Petroleum geology and minerals,College of Science, University of Diyala,Diyala, Iraq
  • Saad S. AL-Sheikhly Department of Geology, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad,Iraq

Keywords:

Paleoecology, Foraminifera, Albian, Santonian, Dokan, Gulneri, Kometan

Abstract

Three formations to be studied along Surdash, Qallat, Khalakan, Hezob, Sektan, Degala
and Shaqlawa areas in the Sulaimaniya and Erbil governorates, NE Iraq. These are: Dokan,
Gulneri and Kometan formations. The paleoecology and depositional environment of these
formations are determined by studying the ecology of the planktonic and benthic
foraminifera.
The depositional environment of are ranged from the continental shelf to the abyssal,
and the paleotemperature, salinity and paleoclimate were discriminated in each section
along the study area.

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Published

2023-04-30

Issue

Section

Geology

How to Cite

Paleoecology of Albian – Santonian succession of Surdash to Shaqlawa area, NE Iraq. (2023). Iraqi Journal of Science, 56(2A), 1076-1097. https://ijs.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/eijs/article/view/10199

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