Paleocene-Eocene Biostratirgraphy of the Yadgar Area, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

Abstract

 The Yadgar area of Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, lies along the eastern limb of the Hazara-Kashmir Syntaxis. The Paleocene-Eocene sequence includes the Hangu Formation, the Lockhart Limestone, the Patala Formation, the Margala Hill Limestone, the Chor Gali Formation and the Kuldana Formation. Age diagnostic shallow benthic larger foraminiferal species have been encountered which ipcludes Operculina salsa (Davies and Pinfold), Operculina subsalsa (Davies and Pinfold), M/sce//anea misce/la (d’Archiac and Haime}, Nummu/ites atacicus (Leymerie), Nummo/ites mami//atus (Fichtel and MoII), Ranikotha/ia sindensis (Davies), Ranikotha/ia nuttalli (Davies), Assilina sp/nosa (Davies and Pinfold}, Ass///na subspinosa (Davies and Pinfold), Assilina /aminosa (Gill), Lockhartia tipperi (Davies), 1 or£//art/a cond/fi (Nuttall), I.ockhartia conica (Smout) and Dasycladacean (Algae) are also present. This assemblage is characteristic of shallow shelt marine environment.