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Karabaglyar Formation

Coordinates: 39°30′N 45°24′E / 39.5°N 45.4°E / 39.5; 45.4
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Karabaglyar Formation
Stratigraphic range: Changhsingian-Induan
~252.3–251.3 Ma
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherClaystone
Location
Coordinates39°30′N 45°24′E / 39.5°N 45.4°E / 39.5; 45.4
Approximate paleocoordinates0°18′S 38°48′E / 0.3°S 38.8°E / -0.3; 38.8
RegionTranscaucasia
CountryArmenia
Azerbaijan
Type section
Named forKarabaglyar
Karabaglyar Formation is located in Caucasus Mountains
Karabaglyar Formation
Karabaglyar Formation
Karabaglyar Formation
Karabaglyar Formation
Karabaglyar Formation (Caucasus Mountains)

The Karabaglyar Formation is a geologic formation in Armenia and Azerbaijan. It preserves fossils dated to the Changhsingian age of the Permian period and the Induan age of the Triassic period, straddling the Permian-Triassic boundary.[1]

Fossil content

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The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1][2]

Ammonites
Bivalves

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Karabaglyar Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Kotlyar et al., 1993

Bibliography

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  • Kotlyar, G. V.; Zakharov, Y. D.; Koczyrkrevicz, G. S.; Kropacheva, G. S.; Rostovcev, K. O.; Chedija, I. O.; Vuks, G. P.; Guseva, E. A. (1983), Evolution of the latest Permian biota: Dzhulfian and Dorashamian regional stages in the USSR, ., pp. 1–200