Paleocene -Eocene Ostracoda From Selected Wells in West, North and Central Iraq

Twenty two ostracoda species belonging to eight genera were described from Avanah ,Sinjar, Khurmala, Aaliji, Akashat and Jaddala Formations, (Paleocene-Eocene) of North, West and Central Iraq of which four species are new, Abyssocypris zumarensis, sp.inov., Argilloecia heijranensis sp. nov., Argilloecia baajensis sp. nov., Schizocylhere anbarensis sp. nov. The identified species show strong affinities to those in India, North Africa and the Middle East (Southern New Tethys).