Conodonts of Middle Moscovian Age from the Kongul Formation (Bolkardagù Unit), Northwest of Hadim, Central Taurus, Turkey

Abstract

A rich shallow water conodont fauna with Idiognathodusincurvus DUNN, I . cf. suberectus (DUNN), Idioprioniodus sp., and Neognathodus columbiensis STIBANE was found in the lower part of the Kongul Formation of the Bolkardagù Unit, about 12 km NW of Hadim town, central Taurus, Turkey. The conodonts indicate a middle to late Atokan age (on the American scale) for this part of the formation. On the Russian scale, the fauna corresponds to the middle Moscovian. According to previous correlations between the Russian and NorthAmerican scales, a (middle) late Atokan (middle Moscovian age) isassumed for this fauna.Variscan deep-water sequences are not present in the study area.