Late Cretaceous Ostracoda in the Shiranish Formation Dokan Area, Kurdistan Region-NE Iraq

Volume 22 , Issue 1 , January 2020 , Pages 77-88

Authors

Zardasht Ahmed Taha 1

1 Department of geology, College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region- Iraq

DOI logo 10.17656/jzs.10775

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Abstract

Ostracods are described for the first time from Late Cretaceous (Late Campanian - Maastrichtian) deep marine sediments of the Shiranish Formation of Dokan area. They were collected using a new technique for releasing ostracod shells from a bluish white marl and marly limeston (hemipelagite). Twenty- two ostracod species are identified, belonging to the genera Bythocypris, Cytherella, Cypridopsis, Eucypris, Krithe, Mongolianella, Paracypris, Paracypretta, Parakrithe and Xestoleberis. Only eight ostarcods species belonging to ten genera are systematically described as detail. The ostracod fauna supports a Late Cretaceous (Late Campanian- Early Maastrichtia) age for the Shiranish Formation of Dokan area.

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