PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERAL AND CALCAREOUS NANNOPLANKTON BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE CRETACEOUS GORU FORMATION, SULAIMAN RANGE, LOWER INDUS BASIN, PAKISTAN

1. PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERAL AND CALCAREOUS NANNOPLANKTON BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE
CRETACEOUS GORU FORMATION, SULAIMAN RANGE, LOWER INDUS BASIN, PAKISTAN.
Mahnoor Sabba, Muhammad Hanif, Mohibullah Mohibullah, Mukhtiar Ghani,
Muhammad Ishaq, Shuja Ullah, Adnan Wazir

2. Fig. 1. Geological map of Sulaiman
Range, Indus Basin, Pakistan
(Modified after Raza et al., 2002).
The studied sections are represented
by dot

3. Fig. 2. Showing lithological log and photomicrographs of
Murrree Brewery Section and sample distribution in Goru
Formation, Sulaiman Range, Indus Basin, Pakistan.

4. Plate. 3. Representing encountered planktonic foraminifera, 1. Macroglobigerinelloides caseyi
(HCG-07) 2. Macroglobigerinelloides ultramicrus (HCG-10), 3. Macroglobigerinelloides
planispira (LCG-19), 4. Favusella washitensis (LCG-19), 5. Rotalipora cushmani (LCG-19), 6.
Rotalipora balernaensis (LCG-15), 7. Biticinella breggiensis (HCG-02), 8. Dicarinella
algeriana (LCG-34), 9. Muricohedbergella delrioensis (HCG-08), 10. Whiteinella
archaeocretacea (LCG-23), 11. Rotalipora ticinensis (LCG-03), 12. Praeglobotruncana gibba
(LCG-27), 13. Rotalipora appenninica (MCG-07) 14. Rotalipora micheli (LCG-19), 15.
Praeglobotruncana stephani (LCG-8) 16. Praeglobotruncana delrioensis (LCG-29), 17.
Planomalina buxtorfi (LCG-09), 18. Ticinella roberti (LCG-08), 19. Heterohelix reussi (LCG-
25), 20. Heterohelix moremani (MCG-15), 21. Marginotruncana sigali (MCG-14) 22.
Rotalipora globotruncanoides, 23. Dicarinella canaliculata (MCG-17), 24.
Helvetoglobotruncana helvetica (MCG-14). Scale bar length is 50 µm for all images.