Parurgonina Valanginiana N. Sp. From the Valanginian of Sw Iran (Zagros Zone): The First Cretaceous Record of the Genus
FELIX SCHLAGINTWEIT,
MOHSEN YAZDI-MOGHADAM,
BRUNO GRANIER
et al.
Abstract:The new larger benthic foraminifer Parurgonina valanginiana is described from the Valanginian deposits of the Fahliyan Formation of southwestern Iran (Zagros Zone). It is separated from the uppermost Oxfordian-lowermost Tithonian generotype P. caelinensis (Cuvillier et al.) by a distinct time gap. The Lower Cretaceous specimens exhibit a larger embryonic chamber whereas the internal structural and other biometric data are generally in conformity with the Upper Jurassic morphotypes. Besides the Middle Jurassic … Show more
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