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Identification of Fossil Corals Inhabiting an Uplifted Area of Ras Gunz Near Jiwani, Balochistan, Pakistan

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posted on 2023-05-17, 12:16 authored by Siddiqui, PJA, Ali, A, Bromfield, K, Iqbal, P, Shoaib, N
Jiwani is located about 720 km from Karachi and 60 km from Gwader towards the west (25° 02' 610'' N & 61° 44' 438'' E) on the Balochistan (Makran) coast. The Balochistan coast is comprised of deformed and faulted sediments ranging from the Cretaceous to the Recent periods. The coastline has been raised about 500 m during the mid-Pleistocene to Recent, and a number of fossil mollusks and corals are found embedded in a variety of lithostratigraphic units. The present study identifies fossil corals collected from Ras Gunz, near the main fishing village at Jiwani. Fourteen species of fossilized corals belonging to 2 families and 8 genera were identified and compared with the current distribution of coral species along the coast of Pakistan.

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Publication title

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volume

43

Pagination

523-527

ISSN

0030-9923

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

Zoological Society of Pakistan

Place of publication

Pakistan

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Copyright 2011 Zoological Society of Pakistan

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