Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey

ÖZER, Sacit; SARI, Bilal; TASLI, KEMAL

Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey

Bilal SARI, (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Jeofizik Mühendisliği Bölümü, İzmir, Türkiye)

Kemal TASLI, (Mersin Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Jeoloji Mühendisliği Bölümü, Mersin, Türkiye)

Sacit ÖZER (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Jeofizik Mühendisliği Bölümü, İzmir, Türkiye)

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

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Yıl: 2009 Cilt: 18 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 393 - 425 Metin Dili: Türkçe İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey

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Bey Dağları karbonat platformunun (BDKP) Orta Senomaniyen−Koniasiyen yaşlı platform içi karbonatlarından ölçülen on stratigrafik kesitten saptanan bentonik foraminifer toplulukları bir bentonik foraminifer biyozonu ve iki alt zonun tanımlanmasını sağlamıştır. Platform karbonatlarının alt bölümü (Orta−Üst Senomaniyen) bağıl olarak zengin bentonik foraminifer toplulukları ile temsil edilir. Üst bölüm ise (Turoniyen−Koniasiyen) fakir topluluklar ile simgeseldir. BDKP’de saptanan bentonik foraminifer toplulukları düşey dağılımı geniş türlerce baskındır. BDKP’nin Üst Kretase kireçtaşlarını yaşlandırmak amacıyla, düşey dağılımı dar, stratigrafik açıdan karakteristik türler, Akdeniz kuşağındaki stratigrafik dağılımları esas alınarak seçilmiştir. Pseudolituonella reicheli-Pseudorhapydionina dubia Aşmalı Menzil Zonu platform kireçtaşlarının Orta−Üst Senomaniyen bölümünde tanımlanmıştır. Biyozon, sırasıya Orta Senomaniyen ve Üst Senomaniyen’e karşılık gelen Cisalveolina lehneri Alt Zonu ve Coxites zubairensis Alt Zonu’nu içerir. Moncharmontia apenninica-compressa ve Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea’nın ilk ortaya çıkışları sırasıyla Geç Turoniyen ve Koniasiyen’i işaret eder. BDKP’nin Koniasiyen’de yarıpelajik kireçtaşları tarafından örtülmesi, BDKP’de neritik çökelimin Orta Senomaniyen’den Koniasiyen’e kadar sürdüğünü gösterir. Bu veriler, birçok Tetis karbonat platformunun sona ermesine neden olan Senomaniyen-Turoniyen sınırındaki küresel deniz seviyesi yükselmesinin BDKP’de derinleşmeye neden olmadığını gösterir.

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Konular: Jeoloji

Bey Dağları karbonat platformu üst kretase (Orta Senomaniyen-Koniasiyen) istiflerinin bentonik foraminifer biyostratigrafisi, Batı Toroslar, Türkiye

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Identification of the benthonic foraminiferal assemblages from ten stratigraphic sections from the inner platform limestones of the Middle Cenomanian−Coniacian successions of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform (BDCP) allowed the recognition of one biozone and two subzones. The lower part of the platform limestones (Middle−Upper Cenomanian) is represented by relatively rich benthonic foraminiferal assemblages, while the upper part (Turonian−Coniacian) contains poor assemblages. The benthonic foraminiferal assemblages determined in the BDCP are dominated by long-ranging species. The shorter-ranging, stratigraphical index species have been selected to date the Upper Cretaceous platform limestones of the BDCP based on the distributions of the species in the circum- Mediterranean region. The Pseudolituonella reicheli-Pseudorhapydionina dubia Concurrent Range Zone is defined from the Middle−Upper Cenomanian platform limestones. The biozone includes the Cisalveolina lehneri Subzone and the Coxites zubairensis Subzone of Middle Cenomanian and Upper Cenomanian age respectively. The first occurrences of Moncharmontia apenninica-compressa and Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea indicate the Late Turonian and the Coniacian respectively. The spread of hemipelagic limestones in the BDCP during the Coniacian shows that neritic accumulation on the BDCP persisted from the Middle Cenomanian to the Coniacian. These data indicate that the global sea level rise at the Cenomanian−Turonian boundary, which caused the general demise of many Tethyan carbonate platforms, did not result in deepening on the BDCP.

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APA	SARI B, TASLI K, ÖZER S (2009). Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey. , 393 - 425.
Chicago	SARI Bilal,TASLI KEMAL,ÖZER Sacit Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey. (2009): 393 - 425.
MLA	SARI Bilal,TASLI KEMAL,ÖZER Sacit Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey. , 2009, ss.393 - 425.
AMA	SARI B,TASLI K,ÖZER S Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey. . 2009; 393 - 425.
Vancouver	SARI B,TASLI K,ÖZER S Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey. . 2009; 393 - 425.
IEEE	SARI B,TASLI K,ÖZER S "Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey." , ss.393 - 425, 2009.
ISNAD	SARI, Bilal vd. "Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey". (2009), 393-425.

APA	SARI B, TASLI K, ÖZER S (2009). Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 18(3), 393 - 425.
Chicago	SARI Bilal,TASLI KEMAL,ÖZER Sacit Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 18, no.3 (2009): 393 - 425.
MLA	SARI Bilal,TASLI KEMAL,ÖZER Sacit Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, vol.18, no.3, 2009, ss.393 - 425.
AMA	SARI B,TASLI K,ÖZER S Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences. 2009; 18(3): 393 - 425.
Vancouver	SARI B,TASLI K,ÖZER S Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences. 2009; 18(3): 393 - 425.
IEEE	SARI B,TASLI K,ÖZER S "Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey." Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 18, ss.393 - 425, 2009.
ISNAD	SARI, Bilal vd. "Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian-Coniacian) sequences of the Bey Dağları carbonate platform, western Taurides, Turkey". Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 18/3 (2009), 393-425.