Serikagni Fm
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Chattian – Burdigalian, Iq2
Province:
Iraq
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Central Iraq
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Comprises globigerinal chalky limestone. Using "chalk" pattern for TSCreator. Interfingers with Euphrates. 150m at type section.
Lithology Pattern:
Chalk
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Kirkuk Gr
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Euphrates Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Fossils are mainly planktonic, due to offshore deposition.
Age
Chattian – Burdigalian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Chattian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.9
Beginning date (Ma):
23.46
Ending stage:
Burdigalian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.2
Ending date (Ma):
19.56
Depositional setting
Offshore deposition.
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From S. Z. Jassim and J. C. Goff, Geology of Iraq, 2006. pg 156, Fig. 14-2: "Stratigraphic correlation of formations of Megasequence AP11 (Excluding the Quaternary)."