Regression of the Tethys Sea (central Asia) during middle to late Eocene: Evidence from calcareous nannofossils of western Tarim Basin, NW China

• Published in: Marine micropaleontology Vol. 171; p. 102085
• Main Authors: Wang, Xuejiao, Xi, Dangpeng, Watkins, David K., Self-Trail, Jean M., Tang, Zihua, Cao, Wenxin, Jiang, Tian, Kamran, Muhammad, Wan, Xiaoqiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Eocene; Nannofossils; Paleoenvironment; Regression; Tarim Basin; Tethys; Regression; Eocene; Tethys; Nannofossils; Paleoenvironment; Tarim Basin

Calcareous nannofossil assemblages from middle to upper Eocene sediments of the western Tarim Basin indicate two important episodes of marine incursion into the basin. The first episode represents a period of shallowing upward in the Wulagen Formation, which is dated as Zone CNE13 (Lutetian) by the...