Abstract

In this study biostratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous deposits (Gurpi Formation) in Sepidan section located in the Interior Fars basin (SW Iran) was studied. The Gurpi Formation in this section consists of 360 m lime shale, argillaceous limestone and shale laid continuously on the Ilam Formation and with a paraconformity under the Pabdeh Formation. Nine genera and 27 species of planktonic foraminifera have been identified in the section. On this basis, the Gurpi Formation here includes nine biozones with an age of Santonian to Maastrichtian. The biozones identified resemble considerably those of the other parts of the world.

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