Paleoecology of Albian – Santonian succession of Surdash to Shaqlawa area, NE Iraq

Three formations to be studied along Surdash, Qallat, Khalakan, Hezob, Sektan, Degala and Shaqlawa areas in the Sulaimaniya and Erbil governorates, NE Iraq. These are: Dokan, Gulneri and Kometan formations. The paleoecology and depositional environment of these formations are determined by studying the ecology of the planktonic and benthic foraminifera. The depositional environment of are ranged from the continental shelf to the abyssal, and the paleotemperature, salinity and paleoclimate were discriminated in each section along the study area.