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Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the Nohutluk Tepe Lower Carboniferous Sequence (Aladağ Region, Eastern Taurus Mountains)

Abstract: Detailed biostratigraphic zonation, based on foraminifers is established in the Lower CarboniferousNohutluk Tepe section in the Aladağlar region of the Eastern Taurids. For correlation purposes to be used in future studies, twelve biozones based on biostratigraphy have been differentiated. Reliable ages for the biozones are obtained using all the available palaeontological data (especially the brachiopods) from the section.The first two zones of the section (Archaesphaera minima and Endothyra inflata zones) are generally made upof microplanktons in this respect the Lower Carboniferous Nohutluk Tepe section is different from the other LowerCarboniferous sections in the Taurids.