Paleoecological Analysis and Paleontology of Pilaspi Formation in Bekhier Anticline, Dohuk City

Abstract

Pilaspi Formation had been studied of two outcrops in Bekhier anticline within Dohuk area from paleoecological and paleontological trend. The first section contained faunal content more than the second section, where it was not affected by diagenesis comparing the second section, and the following fauna could be identified: Miliolids, Peneroplis dusenburyi, Nummulites bayhariensis, Praerhapidionina huberi, Pyrgo sp., Rhapidionina urensis, Rhipidionina williamsoni, Valvulinds, Lithothaminuim sp., unidentified taxa, Echinoids,Coral , Gastropoda . Depending on these taxa, the back-core-fore reef and open marine environment was represented in this section .While the second section was represented by the following fauna: Miliolids, Praerhapidionina huberi, Pyrgo sp., Rhapidionina urensis, Rhipidionina williamsoni, Valvulinds, Lithothaminuim sp., unidentified taxa , Echinoids ,Gastropoda ,and depending on these taxa the shelf environment and open marine was identified without reef environment occurrence .