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Cenomanian Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the Aures Basin (Northeastern Algeria)

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Paleobiodiversity and Tectono-Sedimentary Records in the Mediterranean Tethys and Related Eastern Areas (CAJG 2018)

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The lower-upper Cenomanian boundaries interval of Nouader site in the Aures Basin has been undertaken for the first time by using foraminifera. Lithologicaly, the study section is divided into two formations (Fahdene and Bahloul respectively) and one member (Annaba). Biostratigraphicaly, five foraminifera Biozones were identified and calibrated: (1) IZ of Thalmanninella brotzeni (Sigal 1948) Biozone, (2) IZ of Thalmanninella reicheli (Mornod 1950) Biozone; (3) TRZ of Rotalipora cushmani (Morrow 1934) Biozone, (4) PRZ of Whiteinella archaeocretacea (Passagno 1967) Biozone; and (5) TRZ of Helvetoglobotruncana helvetica (Boli 1945) Biozone. The sequence of the index species occurs in the same order in both Tethyan (Northeastern Algeria and Central Tunisia) and indeed elsewhere in the Borealrealms. It indicates that they are robust assemblage zones and subzones that can be recognized on both the north and south sides of the Tethys.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Natural Hazards and Regional Planning, Institute of Earth Sciences and Universe, University of Batna 2, Batna, Algeria

    Aida Bensekhria & Abdelouahab Yahiaoui

  2. State Key Laboratory of Geology and Environment, University of Mentouri Brothers, Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria

    Aida Bensekhria & Ramdane Marmi

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  1. Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Amilcar, Tunisia

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  2. Earth Science Department, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

    Beatriz Bádenas

  3. University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA

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  4. University of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France

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  5. Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

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Bensekhria, A., Marmi, R., Yahiaoui, A. (2019). Cenomanian Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the Aures Basin (Northeastern Algeria). In: Boughdiri, M., Bádenas, B., Selden, P., Jaillard, E., Bengtson, P., Granier, B. (eds) Paleobiodiversity and Tectono-Sedimentary Records in the Mediterranean Tethys and Related Eastern Areas. CAJG 2018. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01452-0_26

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