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Biostratigraphy of the Ruteh Formation at Harijan section (Central Alborz) northern Iran using foraminifera and conodont

Bahaoddin Hamdi¹, Abbas Sadeghi², Ebrahim Kohansa², Meysam Shafiee Ardestani³ & Behnaz Balmak⁴

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1. Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Azad University of Tehran, Iran
2. Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of ShahidBeheshti, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
4. Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of BoAli-sina, Hamedan,Iran

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Received 26 June 2009 00:13 UTC; Posted 26 June 2009

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• Ruteh Formation
• foraminifera
• Conodont
• Biozone

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In order to study the fossil contents of the Ruteh Formation for biostratigraphical purposes, the 200 meters thick section was sampled at Harijan section, Central Alborz. The sequence is mainly made up of limestone and shale’s. The lower contact of the formation with Dorud Formation is disconform while the upper contact with under learing Dorud Formation is disconformable with overling Nesen Formation is as well as disconformable. Fifty four species belonging to 27 genera (foraminifera and conodonts) were identified and three biozones were differentiated. These are formation: 1- Schubertella giraudi- Codonofusiella distincta Assemblage Zone, 2- Cribrigenerina sumatruna- Langella ocarina Assemblage Zone, 3- Sweetognathus whitei Biozone. Based on, these an age of Yackhtaschian – Murghabian is quoted to the formation.

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Hamdi, Bahaoddin, Sadeghi, Abbas, Kohansa, Ebrahim, Shafiee Ardestani, Meysam , and Balmak, Behnaz. Biostratigraphy of the Ruteh Formation at Harijan section (Central Alborz) northern Iran using foraminifera and conodont. Available from Nature Precedings <http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npre.2009.3376.1> (2009)

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