Karabaglyar Formation
The Karabaglyar Formation is a geologic formation in Armenia and Azerbaijan. It preserves fossils dating back to the Changhsingian to Induan stages of the Permian and Triassic periods (Dienerian or Griesbachian) in the regional stratigraphy, straddling the Permian-Triassic boundary.[1]
| Karabaglyar Formation Stratigraphic range: Changhsingian-Induan (Dienerian or Griesbachian) ~252.3–251.3 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 39.5°N 45.4°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 0.3°S 38.8°E |
| Region | Transcaucasia |
| Country |  Armenia Azerbaijan |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Karabaglyar |
  Karabaglyar Formation (Caucasus mountains) | |
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1][2]
- Ammonites
- Eumorphotis venetiana
- Meekophiceras dubium
- Ophiceras (Lytophiceras) medium
- Eumorphotis sp.
- Gyronites sp.
- Koninckites sp.
- Kymatites sp.
- Lytophiceras sp.
- Ophiceras sp.
- Bivalves
See also
References
- Karabaglyar Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Kotlyar et al., 1993
Bibliography
- Kotlyar, G. V.; Y. D. Zakharov; G. S. Koczyrkrevicz; G. S. Kropacheva; K. O. Rostovcev; I. O. Chedija; G. P. Vuks, and E. A. Guseva. 1983. Evolution of the latest Permian biota: Dzhulfian and Dorashamian regional stages in the USSR, 1–200. ..
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