Master's thesis at University of Basrah examines environmental change in the Siba and Faw regions in southern Iraq
A master's thesis at College of Science at University of Basrah examined a taxonomic and environmental study of microfossils in the Siba and Faw regions in southern Iraq.
The thesis, presented by student Haider Mohammed Jali, aimed to identify the texture of sediments, know the percentage of total organic carbon (TOC%), know the environmental change, and diagnose and classify the most important modern fossils in the modern era.
The thesis included a paleontological and sedimentary study of the modern era (Holocene).
The thesis concluded an environmental change represented by a marine advance that occurred at a depth of 3.5 meters in the Siba region, as indicated by certain types of invertebrate fossils. The thesis recommends studying deeper depths to know the extent of the marine advance and also using radioactive isotopes to accurately determine the age of sediments.
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