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PALEONTOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE ECHINODERMS IN THE QOM FORMATION (CENTRAL IRAN).
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- Abstract:
The Qom formation was formed in the Oligo-Miocene during the final sea transgression in Central Iran (Figure 1). The best outcrop is located in the vicinities of the Qom City, approximately 130 km at the south of Tehran. In general, the great heights of the zone are the result of intense tectonic activities. These heights have a number of faults and folds. Echinoderms are one of the most important and numerous fossil groups present in the Qom Formation and confirm the relationship of this environment with free waters. In the present investigation more than 100 prepared samples were studied and 17 species were identified, scanned and classified. These fossils are more abundant in the upper part of the A member, which illustrates the abundance and diversity in C1 and C3 sub-members belonging to the C member. To classify these samples, classical and up-to-date methods were used. However, the systematic schemes were used more frequently (Moore, 1966; 1969-1971). Besides these studies, the other concomitant microfossils in the formation were investigated simultaneously to estimate the accurate age of them. It is concluded that the study of Oligo-Miocene Echinoderms present in the Qom formation is essential and important because, at the same time, the Central Iran Sea had a communicative role between the Indo-Pacific Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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La Formación Qom se formó durante el Oligoceno-Mioceno durante la transgresión final del Mar en Irán Central (Figura 1). El mejor afloramiento se encuentra localizado en los alrededores de la ciudad de Qom, aproximadamente a 130 km al sur de Teherán. En general, los altos pronunciados de la zona son el resultado de la intensa actividad tectónica. Estos altos poseen un gran número de fallas y pliegues. Los Equinodermos son los fósiles más importantes y numerosos que se encuentran en la Formación Qom y confirman la relación de este ambiente con el agua. En la presente investigación más de 100 muestras fueron preparadas y estudiadas, y de las mismas se identificaron y clasificaron 17 especies. Esto fósiles son más abundantes en la parte superior del miembro A, el cual ilustra la abundancia y diversidad en los sub-miembros C1 y C3 pertenecientes al miembro C. Estas muestras fueron clasificadas por medio de los métodos recientes y clásicos. Sin embargo, los esquemas sistemáticos fueron usados con más frecuencia (Moore, 1966; 1969-1971). Aparte de estos estudios, los otros microfósiles concomitantes en la formación fueron investigados simultáneamente para estimar su edad exacta. Se concluyo que el estudio de los Equinodermos del Oligoceno-Mioceno presentes en la Formación Qom es esencial e importante porque, al mismo tiempo, el mar de Irán Central permitía la comunicaión entre el océano Indo-Pacífico y el mar Mediterráneo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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