Inviting an author to review:
Find an author and click ‘Invite to review selected article’ near their name.
Search for authorsSearch for similar articles
10
views
0
recommends
+1 Recommend
1 collections
    0
    shares
      • Record: found
      • Abstract: found
      • Article: found
      Is Open Access

      Systematic paleontology and taphonomic studies of Ypresian mollusks at the Kopet-Dagh Basin, NE Iran Translated title: Paleontología sistemática y estudios tafonómicos de los moluscos del Ypresiano en la Cuenca de Kopet-Dagh, NE Irán

      research-article

      Read this article at

      Bookmark
          There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

          Abstract

          Abstract Marine invertebrate fossils have long been considered important tools for age dating and stratigraphic interpretation of the Paleogene deposits of Central Asia, however information has not yet been provided from the Kopet-Dagh Basin (NE Iran). In this research, fossiliferous horizons of the Chehelkaman Formation at the Sheikh and Ghaleh-Zou sections (which have never been recognized previously), both in the Sheikh Syncline area, are discussed. These sedimentary beds overlay the terrestrial siliciclastic Pesteligh Formation and are the first evidence of marine flooding of the Paleogene transgression in the central Kopet-Dagh. Systematic paleontological studies of molluscan fossils in this succession led to the identification of ten genera, twelve species and two subspecies of bivalves and five genera and five species of gastropods. The assemblage belongs to four different fossilif-erous horizons: (1) Turritellidae Dominated Assemblage (TDA), (2) Pycnodonte - Turkostrea horizon, (3) Cordiopsis-Cardium horizon and (4) Globularia shell beds in the Sheikh section and only TDA horizon in the Ghaleh-Zou section. The age of the whole succession, based on Cordiopsis subathooensis - Turritella subathooensis Zone cooccurrence with nannofossil zones NP12 and NP13, is Late Ypresian (early middle Cuisian). The TDA in both sections confirms the abundance of nutrients and their bimodal orientation demonstrates effects of oscillatory waves rather than unidirectional paleo-currents. High rates of bioerosion, encrustation, fragmentation, disarticulation and corrosion of the shells in the Pycnodonte - Turkostrea horizon reveals high volumes of nutrients and energy-rich conditions. This interval, overlain by the Cordiopsis - Cardium horizon in a pavement arrangement, represents the stable conditions after a storm. The Globularia shell beds inter-bedded with marly beds indicate stability and a deepening trend of the environment, terminating to deeper marine shales and marls of the Khangiran Formation.

          Translated abstract

          Resumen Los fósiles de invertebrados marinos se han considerado herramientas importantes para la recolecta de datos por edades y la interpretación estratigráfica de los depósitos de paleógenos de Asia Central, sin embargo, aún no se ha proporcionado información de la cuenca de Kopet-Dagh (NE Irán). En esta investigación, se discuten los horizontes fosilíferos de la Formación Chehelkaman en las secciones Sheikh y Ghaleh-Zou (que nunca antes se habían reconocido), ambos en el área Sheikh Syncline. Estos lechos sedimentarios se superponen a la Formación de Pesteligh siliciclástica terrestre y son la primera evidencia de inundación marina de la transgresión del Paleógeno en el centro de Kopet-Dagh. Los estudios paleontológicos sistemáticos de fósiles de moluscos en esta sucesión condujeron a la identificación de: diez géneros, doce especies, dos subespecies de bivalvos, cinco géneros y cinco especies de gasterópodos. El conjunto pertenece a cuatro horizontes fosilíferos diferentes: (1) Conjunto Dominado por Turritellidae (TDA), (2) Pycnodonte-Turkostrea horizonte, (3) Cordiopsis - Cardium horizonte, (4) Camas de concha Globularia en la sección Sheikh y solo horizonte TDA en la sección de Ghaleh-Zou. La edad de toda la sucesión es Ypresian tardío (Cuisian medio temprano). Ésta edad está basada en Cordiopsis subathooensis - Turritella subathooensis co-ocurrencia de la zona con las zonas de nannofósiles NP12 y NP13. El TDA en ambas secciones confirma la abundancia de nutrientes y su orientación bimodal demuestra los efectos de las ondas oscilatorias en lugar de las paleocorrientes unidireccionales. Las altas tasas de bioerosión, incrustación, fragmentación, desarticulación y corrosión de las conchas en Pycnodonte - Turkostrea horizonte revela altos volúmenes de nutrientes y condiciones ricas en energía. Este intervalo, cubierto por la Cordiopsis - Cardium horizonte en una disposición de pavimento, representa las condiciones estables después de una tormenta. Los lechos de conchas de Globularia intercalados con lechos de marga, indican estabilidad y una tendencia cada vez más profunda del medio ambiente terminando en lutitas y margas más profundas de la Formación Khangiran.

          Related collections

          Most cited references97

          • Record: found
          • Abstract: not found
          • Article: not found

          Dissociation of oceanic methane hydrate as a cause of the carbon isotope excursion at the end of the Paleocene

            Bookmark
            • Record: found
            • Abstract: found
            • Article: not found

            A blast of gas in the latest Paleocene: simulating first-order effects of massive dissociation of oceanic methane hydrate.

            Carbonate and organic matter deposited during the latest Paleocene thermal maximum is characterized by a remarkable -2.5% excursion in delta 13C that occurred over approximately 10(4) yr and returned to near initial values in an exponential pattern over approximately 2 x 10(5) yr. It has been hypothesized that this excursion signifies transfer of 1.4 to 2.8 x 10(18) g of CH4 from oceanic hydrates to the combined ocean-atmosphere inorganic carbon reservoir. A scenario with 1.12 x 10(18) g of CH4 is numerically simulated here within the framework of the present-day global carbon cycle to test the plausibility of the hypothesis. We find that (1) the delta 13C of the deep ocean, shallow ocean, and atmosphere decreases by -2.3% over 10(4) yr and returns to initial values in an exponential pattern over approximately 2 x 10(5) yr; (2) the depth of the lysocline shoals by up to 400 m over 10(4) yr, and this rise is most pronounced in one ocean region; and (3) global surface temperature increases by approximately 2 degrees C over 10(4) yr and returns to initial values over approximately 2 x 10(6) yr. The first effect is quantitatively consistent with the geologic record; the latter two effects are qualitatively consistent with observations. Thus, significant CH4 release from oceanic hydrates is a plausible explanation for observed carbon cycle perturbations during the thermal maximum. This conclusion is of broad interest because the flux of CH4 invoked during the maximum is of similar magnitude to that released to the atmosphere from present-day anthropogenic CH4 sources.
              Bookmark
              • Record: found
              • Abstract: not found
              • Article: not found

              Towards a paleogeography and tectonic evolution of Iran

                Bookmark

                Author and article information

                Journal
                bsgm
                Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana
                Bol. Soc. Geol. Mex
                Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, A.C. (México, DF, Mexico )
                1405-3322
                2019
                : 71
                : 3
                : 773-804
                Affiliations
                [1] Mashhad orgnameFerdowsi University of Mashhad orgdiv1Faculty of Sciences orgdiv2Department of Geology Iran aghaderi@ 123456um.ac.ir
                [2] orgnameUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México orgdiv1Instituto de Geología Mexico
                [3] Qazvin orgnameImam Khomeini International University orgdiv1Faculty of Technical & Engineering Iran
                Article
                S1405-33222019000300773 S1405-3322(19)07100300773
                10.18268/bsgm2019v71n3a9
                350f1956-5315-4f74-b36a-f448b83a6611

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 22 January 2019
                : 09 September 2018
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 148, Pages: 32
                Product

                SciELO Mexico

                Categories
                Regular articles

                Chehelkaman Formation,Eoceno temprano,Taphonomy,cuenca de Kopet-Dagh,Tafonomía,paleoenvironment,Kopet-Dagh Basin,paleo-ambiente,Early Eocene,Formación Chehelkaman

                Comments

                Comment on this article