Karabaglyar Formation

Karabaglyar Formation Stratigraphic range: Changhsingian-Induan ( or ) ~252.3–251.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Claystone
Location
Coordinates	39°30′N 45°24′E / 39.5°N 45.4°E / 39.5; 45.4Coordinates: 39°30′N 45°24′E / 39.5°N 45.4°E / 39.5; 45.4
Approximate paleocoordinates	0°18′S 38°48′E / 0.3°S 38.8°E / -0.3; 38.8
Region	Transcaucasia
Country	Armenia  Azerbaijan
Type section
Named for	Karabaglyar
Karabaglyar Formation (Caucasus mountains)

The Karabaglyar Formation is a geologic formation in Armenia and Azerbaijan. It preserves fossils dating back to the Changhsingian to Induan stages of the Permian and Triassic periods ( or ) in the regional stratigraphy, straddling the Permian-Triassic boundary.^[1]

Fossil content[]

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:^[1][2]

Ammonites

Bivalves

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Bibliography[]

• Kotlyar, G. V.; Y. D. Zakharov; G. S. Koczyrkrevicz; G. S. Kropacheva; K. O. Rostovcev; I. O. Chedija; G. P. Vuks, and E. A. Guseva. 1983. Evolution of the latest Permian biota: Dzhulfian and Dorashamian regional stages in the USSR, 1–200. ..