نشریه علوم زمین خوارزمی

نشریه علوم زمین خوارزمی

 روزن داران کف زی  بزرگ پالئوسن بالایی- ائوسن پایینی در تتیس شرقی، ناحیۀ حرمک در شمال زاهدان

نویسندگان
دانشگاه سیستان و بلوچستان، دانشکدۀ علوم‌پایه، گروه زمین شناسی
چکیده
روزن­داران کف­زی بزرگ در پالئوژن از گسترش خوبی برخوردار بوده­اند، بر اساس بررسی سیستماتیک روزن­داران کف­زی بزرگ 12 جنس و 24 گونه در فاصله زمانی پالئوسن بالایی- ائوسن پایینی شناسایی شده است، که شامل گونه­های مختلفی از جنس­های Ranikothalia، Discocyclina، Miscellanites، Miscellanea، Kathina، Idalina، Assilina،Vania ، Glomalveolina، Daviesina و Lockhartia است

قاعده بایوزون SBZ3 اولین حضور Miscellanea juliettae، Miscellanites minutus، Miscellanites primitivus، Vania anatolica، Glomalveolina primaeva،Glomalveolina telemetensis،Glomalveolina dachelensis، Discocyclina seunesi، Ranikothalia sindensis، Ranikothalia tubleri، Kathina selveri شناسایی می­شود، با توجه به فراوانی زیاد و دامنۀ زیست­چینه­نگاری محدود گونه­های فوق­الذکر­ (به‌جــز Ranikothalia sindensis و Kathina selveri) به‌عنوان شاخص بایوزون SBZ3 در نظر گرفته شده­اند.

قاعدۀ بایوزون SBZ4 با ظهور اولیه Discocyclina ranikotensis، Daviesins langhami، Miscellanea miscella شناسایی می­شود در ایــن میان گونــه­های Ranikothalia sindensis، Daviesins langhami و Miscellanea miscella فراوانی زیاد و گسترش خوبی دارد. شایان ذکر است گونۀ Miscellanites primitivus در برش بررسی شده تا SBZ5/6 گسترش دارد .

بایوزون SBZ5/6با ظهور اولیه گونه­های شاخص Lockhartia haemei، Ranikothalia nuttalli، Ranikothalia sp.، Assilina dandotica، Discocyclina dispansa و Discocyclina sella شناسایی شده و گونه­های Ranikothalia nuttalli، Assilina dandotica و Ranikothalia sindensis دارای فراوانی گستره­ای هستند. شایان ذکر است که در بخش­های عمده­ای از حوضه­ی تتیس شرقی از جمله تبت جنس Daviesina در بایوزون­های مورد نظر ناپدید شده در صورتی که در برش بررسی شده فراوان است گونۀ Alveolina vredenburgi مشاهده نشده و Miscellanea miscella نسبت به بایوزون SBZ4 گسترش کم‌تری دارد.

در برش بررسی شده، مجموعۀ روزن­داران کف­زی بزرگ اوایل ائوسن­پیشین SBZ5/6)) غالبا شامل جنس­های Ranikothalia و Miscellanea است در حالی­که مجموعه روزن­داران جدید­ی که در این فاصله زمانی در مکان­های دیگر ظاهر شده­اند (مثل Assilina Alveolina , Discocyclina) اهمیت کم‌تری دارند و Nummulitesها وجود ندارند. در ادامه ائوسن­پیشین، تنوع تدریجی درگونه­های Discocyclina، Operculina و Assillina اتفاق افتاده در حالی که Ranikothalia ناپدید شده و Miscellanea در پایان بایوزون SBZ5/6 اهمیت کم‌تری دارد. مجموعه­های مشابه­ای از روزن­داران کف­زی بزرگ در قسمت­های دیگر تتیس شرقی به ویژه هند و پاکستان به ثبت رسیده اند. از این رو این مجموعه‌ها در تتیس شرقی نسبت به تتیس غربی متفاوت هستند.


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عنوان مقاله English

Evolution of the upper Paleocene-lower Eocene larger benthic foraminifera in the Eastern Tethys, Hormak area, north of Zahedan

نویسندگان English

Mohammad Nabi Gorgij
Somayyeh Shahraki Mirzaei
University of Sistan and Baluchestan
چکیده English

Large benthic foraminiferas in Paleogene of Tethyan basin widley distributed that still remain poorly identified in the eastern Tethys specially in the southeastern of Iran. Based on systematic determination of LBFs 12 genera and 24 species in the Late Paleocene-Early Eocene interval are known that are Ranikothalia, Discocyclina, Miscellanites, Miscellanea, Kathina, Idalina, Assilina, Vania, Glomalveolina, Daviesina and Lockhartia. The base of SBZ3 biozone is defined by the first Occurence of Miscellanea juliettae, Miscellanites minutus, Miscellanites primitivus, Vania anatolica, Glomalveolina primaeva, Glomalveolina telemetensis, Glomalveolina dachelensis, Discocyclina seunesi, Ranikothalia sindensis, Ranikothalia tubleri, Kathina selveri. With respect to its high abundance and limited biostratigraphic range of above mentioned species (except Ranikothalia sindensis and Kathina selveri ) can be taken as an index fossils of SBZ3. The base of SBZ4 biozone is defined by the first appearance of Discocyclina ranikotensis, Daviesins langhami, Miscellanea miscella which among them Ranikothalia sindensis, Miscellanea miscella and Daviesina langhami appear in high abundance and widley distributed. It is mentioned that Miscellanites primitivus, in the studied section,is continued to SBZ5/6.SBZ5/6 biozone is defined by Lockhartia haemei, Ranikothalia nuttalli, Ranikothalia sp., Assilina dandotica, Discocyclina dispansa and Discocyclina sella. Species of Ranikothalia nuttalli, Assilina dandotica and Ranikothalia sindensis has high abundance and wide distributions. it is mentioned that in the some part of the eastern Tethys such as Tibet Daviesina genus has disappeared in the SBZ5/6 whilst in the studied sections has high abundance although Alveolina vredenburgi is not seen and Miscellanea miscella has low distribution regard to SBZ4. In the studied section, Earliest Eocene Large Benthic Foraminifera (SBZ5/6) predominantly consists of Ranikothalia and Miscellanea while the new Foraminifera assemblage that’s appear in the other locations (such as Assilina, Alveolina and Discocyclina) are less important and Nummulites are absent. In continuation of Early Eocene, gradual diversity of species of Discocyclina، Operculina and Assillina has occurred, whilst Ranikothalia is disappeared and Miscellanea in the end of SBZ5/6 is less important. Similarity Larger Benthic Foraminifera assemblage in the other part of eastern Tethys especially India and Pakistan are recorded. Therefore this assemblage in the eastern Tethys are different from western Tethys.


کلیدواژه‌ها English

Late Paleocene - Earliest Eocene
Biostratigraphy
Shalow Benthic Zone
sistan suture zone
Padagi section
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