A biostratigraphic study based on calcareous nannofossils was performed on the chalky limestone from the Abderaz Formation in the Mozduran section (Kopet Dagh basin, NE Iran). Semiquantitative estimates of total nannofossil and single species abundances showed that calcareous nannofossil assemblages are common and their preservation is good. In this study37species have been identified in chalky...

A Detailed Calcareous nannofossil study conducted on the Bekhme Formation that is cropped out at Southern limb of Bekhere anticline, eastern ward Dohuk city near Bajlur village, northern Iraq. The composed marly limestone, Organic limestone and fossiliferous limestone. nannopaleontological classification these calcareous nannofossils led us to determine thirty-four genus/species belonging nine ...

calcareous nannofossil assemblages recovered from a long, continuous section have been described from the sarayan region in lut block in east iran. the marine upper cretaceous sediments of this section yield medium diverse and well-preserved calcareous nannofossil assemblages. a structural analysis of upper cretaceous calcareous nannofloras has revealed 30 nannofossil species. a revised zonatio...

The biostratigraphy of platform carbonates and adjacent basins outcropping in the Prebetic Zone of Alicante, south-eastern Spain, is presented. With this aim, 42 sections from 13 major outcrops, of Aptian–Middle Cenomanian age, were analysed. Ten biostratigraphic units based upon benthonic foraminifers have been distinguished within this interval. Comparison with other previously published bioz...

Calcareous nannofossil assemblages recovered from a long, continuous section have been described from the Sarayan region in Lut Block in east Iran. The marine Upper Cretaceous sediments of this section yield medium diverse and well-preserved calcareous nannofossil assemblages. A structural analysis of Upper Cretaceous calcareous nannofloras has revealed 30 nannofossil species. A revised zonatio...

Abstract Limestones (CaCO 3 ) have been an important source for masonry and mortars throughout approx. 10,000 years of human history. They are often composed calcitic shells minute marine algae, known as calcareous nannofossils. The 0.25–30-µm large skeletons these primary producers well documented from various archaeological materials including building stones masonry. Surprisingly, tiny micro...