Aghar Shale Fm
Period:
Triassic
Age Interval:
Olenekian, Ir (1,3)
Province:
Iran
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Zagros belt (general), Column: Iran East
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Claystone in the lower part and Limestone in the upper part of the schematic strat column.
Lithology Pattern:
Claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Kangan Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Dashtak Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Olenekian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Olenekian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
249.88
Ending stage:
Olenekian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
246.70
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13, no. 4