The Asmari Formation was deposited in the foreland basin of southwest Iran (Zagros Basin). Carbonate sequences of the Asmari Formation consist mainly of large benthic foraminifera along with other skeletal and non-skeletal components. Three assemblage zones have been recognized by distribution of these large foraminifera in the study area that indicate Oligocene age (Rupelian-Chattian). Absence...

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Abstract Submarine landslides and associated mass-transport deposits (MTDs) modify the physiography of continental margins influence evolution submarine sediment routing systems. Previous studies highlighted control MTDs on subsequent sedimentary processes at spatial scales ranging from tens centimeters to few kilometers, leaving a knowledge gap how for long large-scale (i.e., headscarps wider ...

Abstract The underpinning problems of deep-water facies still remain unresolved. (1) Tb, Tc, and Td divisions the turbidite model, with traction structures, are an integral part “Bouma Sequence” (Ta, Td, Te). However, deposits thermohaline contour currents, wind-driven bottom deep-marine tidal baroclinic currents (internal waves tides) also develop discrete rippled units, mimicking Tc. (2) appl...