Within the North American Lycaeides (Hübner) fauna, there are at least three major lineages thatexhibit extensivemorphological andecological variation, especially at suturezoneswhere these lineages meet. We examined male genitalic morphology inLycaeidespopulations spanning much of North America to evaluate the current taxonomy and to address questions about the patterns of morphological variati...

The Mawat ophiolite complex (MOC) is a part of the Zagros Suture Zone, which extends about 2000 km from southeastern Turkey through northern Syria and Iraq to western southern Iran. serpentinite rocks are exposed at Waras area near Betwat village. Serpentinite this have been studied assess their suitability for use as dimension stone. Ten samples were collected in establish physical mechanical ...

The Marivan granitoid body of the northern Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone (N-SaSZ) northwest Iran was emplaced into Cretaceous sediments, and is associated with minor amounts iron skarn-type mineralization along contact between intrusion surrounding country rocks. granitoids within include (hornblende-rich) diorite, granodiorite, granite phases, zircon U–Pb dating four samples from this indicate they wer...

The authors propose that a heat-driven circulation from the Zagros Plateau has a significant impact on the climate of the Middle East Plain (MEP), especially summertime winds, air temperature, and aridity. This proposal is examined in numerical experiments with a regional climate model. Simulations in which the Zagros Plateau was assigned a highly reflective, “snowlike” albedo neutralized the h...

Within the North American Lycaeides (Hübner) fauna, there are at least three major lineages thatexhibit extensivemorphological andecological variation, especially at suturezoneswhere these lineagesmeet.Weexaminedmale genitalicmorphology inLycaeidespopulations spanningmuch of North America to evaluate the current taxonomy and to address questions about the patterns of morphological variation at ...

the larger benthic foraminifera gyroconulina columellifera schroeder & darmoian, 1977 (type-locality: maastrichtian aqra formation of iraq) is described for the first time from two sections of the maastrichtian tarbur formation of the zagros fold-thrust-belt, sw iran. new details on its wall microstructure are provided. the microfacies is represented by bioclastic wacke-/pack-/grainstones with ...

The persistent debate over the timing of initial Arabia–Eurasia collision has eluded consensus for decades, with most estimates ranging widely from ~50 to 10 Ma along both Anatolian and Zagros segments orogen. Here, we independently evaluate location using a quantitative plate tectonic reconstruction that is first include entire Arabian microcontinent regions north in eastern Anatolia, northwes...

Abstract The foraminiferal contents of the lower–middle Miocene succession exposed in three sections north Nur Abad on northwestern side High Zagros Thrust Belt were studied. Assemblages larger foraminifera from these can be referred to Zone SBZ 25 (and Miogypsina globulus and intermedia subzones), which correlates with Burdigalian Stage. For first time, planktonic documented area document Lang...