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Early Cretaceous Neotrocholina Reichel, 1956 from the Tirgan Formation, Kopet Dagh sedimentary basin, NE Iran: systematic and biometric interpretation

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Neotrocholina Reichel, 1956 is one of the most important benthic foraminifera in Early Cretaceous. Some of the species of this genus are indexes in biostratigraphy especially for this interval (e.g., Neotrocholina friburgensis: Late Barremian–Early Aptian; Neotrocholina aptiensis: Early Aptian). In order to conduct accurate paleontological investigations, sampling from the carbonate units of the Tirgan Formation in Kopet Dagh sedimentary basin is done. According to the occurrence level in the studied stratigraphic sections as well as biometric interpretations, two species of this genus (N. friburgensis and Neotrocholina valdensis) are pointed out.

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  1. Department of Geology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    Masoumeh Molaei & Seyed Hamid Vaziri

  2. Young Researchers and Elite Club, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran

    Morteza Taherpour-Khalil-Abad

  3. Geological Survey of Iran, NE Territory, Mashhad, Iran

    Jafar Taheri

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Molaei, M., Vaziri, S.H., Taherpour-Khalil-Abad, M. et al. Early Cretaceous Neotrocholina Reichel, 1956 from the Tirgan Formation, Kopet Dagh sedimentary basin, NE Iran: systematic and biometric interpretation. Arab J Geosci 10, 317 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-017-3073-2

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