BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE LOWER JURASSIC CARBONATES FROM THE AYDINCIK AREA (CENTRAL TAURIDES, S. TURKEY) AND MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF LITUOLIPORA TERMIERI (HOTTINGER, 1967)

摘要

Benthic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Lower Jurassic platform carbonate succession from the Aydincik area (Central Taurides, Southern Turkey) has been carried out. Three main biozones comparable to those from the Lower Jurassic of Morocco and Northern Italy have been identified. The Lituosepta recoarensis Phylozone has a well-defined relative biostratigraphic position as well as the overlying Orbitopsella Phylozone, which is widespread all over the southern Tethys platforms of the Lower Jurassic. The species Lituosepta compressa Hottinger is first recorded in this biozone, i.e., below the Orbitopsella Zone. The Lituolipora termieri Interval Zone defined by the disappearance of the genus Orbitopsella characterizes the upper part of the Lower Jurassic sections.