Palaeobiogeography of Late Bajocian–Tithonian ammonites of northeastern Iran

• Autorzy: Majidifard Mahmoud Reza
• Konferencja: Western Tethys meets Eastern Tethys - geodynamical, palaeoceanographical and palaeobiogeographical events : Second Symposium of the International Geoscience Programme IGCP 710 : 28th August - 3rd September, 2023, Kraków, Poland : abstract book
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Jurassic rocks are widely distributed and superbly exposed in the Alborz Mts. (northern Iran) and Koppeh Dagh (northeastern Iran). The Lower Jurassic and large parts of the Middle Jurassicare characterized by a thick siliciclastic succession, whereas the Upper Bajocian to Tithonian rocks are predominantly carbonates, which represent a platform, slope and basin system. The Upper Bajocian-Tithonian ammonite faunas the NNE Iran are mostly of Submediterranean affinity, but elements of Subboreal, Mediterranean, and Ethiopian provinces are occasionally intermingled. Palaeobiogeographically the Late Bajocian to Bathonian ammonites belong to Submediterranean Province, as elsewhere in north and central Iran. This is supported by the occurrence of ammonites such as Garantiana and Morphoceras and some cosmopolitan taxa such as Cadomites and Oxycerites. In order to unravel the origin of the faunal elements and their migration routes, the relationship of the ammonite fauna of Iran to that of other regions was evaluated. On the whole, at the species level, the Toarcian to Early Bajocian ammonite faunas of northern and central Iran show a close relationship to that of northwestern Europe. A characteristic feature of this fauna is the scarcity of Phylloceratidae (accounting for less than 1% up to 3%) and the absence of Lytoceratidae. Remarkably, from Late Bathonian onward to Kimmeridgian, Phylloceratidae account for more than 50% of the ammonites fauna. Palaeogeographic reconstructions show the position of the Iranian plate (North and Central Iran) during the Middle Jurassic time at the southern margin of Eurasia at a palaeo-latitude of around 30° N which rather corresponds to European regions (Enay & Cariou, 1997). The open migration routes across pericontinental shelf seas along the northern Tethyan margin that were approximately parallel to palaeo-latitudes may explain the strong affinities of the Late Bajocian–Bathonian ammonites of northern and Central Iran to those of the Submediterranean Province. The Callovian ammonite fauna has a typical northwest Tethyan character, and belong to the Submediterranean faunal province (Seyed-Emami et al., 2013), and are largely dominated by Phylloceratidae ammonites. These pelagic taxa that preferred open oceanic conditions are accompanied consistently by Perisphinctidae, Reineckeiidae, Oppeliidae (Hecticoceratinae), Macrocephalitidae , Tulitidae, Aspidoceratidae (Parawedekindia, Peltoceras). On the other hand, this is supported by the occurrence of Submediterranean ammonites such as Macrocephalites, Pachyceras, and some cosmopolitan taxa such as Hecticoceras and Reineckeia. Some taxa from the Oxfordian- Kimmeridgian belong to the Western Tethys Province (Sequeirosia and Passendorferia) or Subboreal Province (Cardioceras). It is remarkable that, besides some cosmopolitan ammonites, there is no direct connection with faunas from southwestern Iran, western India and the southern Tethys. Finally, the Tithonian ammonite faunas of northeastern Iran are mostly of Submediterranean affinity (Seyed-Emami et al., 2013). However elements of the Mediterranean faunal provinces occasionally occur. In order to unravel the origin of the faunal elements and their migration routes, the relationship of the ammonite fauna of Iran to that of other regions need to be analysed in the future. Especially the appearance of several allegedly regionally restricted Ataxioceratidae such as Phanerostephanus, Nannostephanus, Nothostephans and the Oppeliidae as Oxylenticeras, which occur in Ethiopian Province (Page, 2008) is of great palaeobiogeographical interest.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Tethys; palaeobiogeography; Iran

PL

tetyda; paleobiogeografia; Iran

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwa AGH ; Stowarzyszenie Naukowe im. Stanisława Staszica
• Czasopismo: Geotourism / Geoturystyka
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: nr 1-2 (72-73)
• Strony: 46--46
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 3 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Majidifard Mahmoud Reza

• Research Institute for Earth Sciences, Geological Survey of Iran, Box 131851-1494, Tehran, Iran

Bibliografia

• [1] Enay R. & Cariou E., 1997. Ammonite faunas and palaeobiogeography of the Himalayan belt during the Jurassic: Initiation of a late Jurassic austral ammonite fauna. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 134(1–4): 1–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-0182(96)00157-5.
• [2] Page N., 2008. The evolution and geography of Jurassic ammonoids. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association, 119(1): 35–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-7878(08)80257-X.
• [3] Seyed-Emami K., Schairer G., Raoufian A. & Shafeizad M., 2013. Middle and Late Jurassic ammonites from the Dalichai Formation west of Shahrud (East Alborz, North Iran). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie  – Abhandlungen, 267(1): 43–66. https://doi. org/10.1127/0077-7749/2012/0296.

Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).