Plant megafossil remains from Shemshak Formation of Jajarm area, NE Alborz, Iran

F. Vaez Javadi; M. Ghavidel Syooki

doi:10.54991/jop.2002.1734

Plant megafossil remains from Shemshak Formation of Jajarm area, NE Alborz, Iran

Authors

F. Vaez Javadi Department of Geology, Teacher Training University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
M. Ghavidel Syooki National Iranian Oil Company, P.O. Box 1065, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2002.1734

Keywords:

Rhaetian Flora, Shemshak Formation, NE Alborz, Iran

Abstract

The basal part of Shemshak Formation contains abundant well-preserved plant megafossils belonging to 17 taxa of various orders viz., Equisetales, Filicales, Bennettitales, Cycadales and Coniferales. On the basis of the present study specially Dictyophyllum exile, Equisetites arenaceus, Podozamites latissimus and Nilssonia polymorpha, this part of the Shemshak Formation is dated as Rhaetian.

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Published

2002-12-31

How to Cite

Javadi, F. V., & Syooki, M. G. (2002). Plant megafossil remains from Shemshak Formation of Jajarm area, NE Alborz, Iran. Journal of Palaeosciences, 51((1-3), 57–72. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2002.1734