Two-stage development of the Late Cretaceous to Late Eocene Darende Basin: implications for closure of Neotethys in central eastern Anatolia (Turkey)

Matthew. G. Booth1*, Alastair. H. F. Robertson1, Kemal Tasli2, Nurdan İnan2, Ulvi can Ünlügenç3 & Stephen Vincent4.
1School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, The King’s Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, UK.
2Department of Geology, Mersin University, 33343, Mersin, Turkey 
3University of Çukurova, Engineering and Architecture Faculty, Department of Geology, 01330, Adana, Turkey.
4CASP, University of Cambridge, West Building, 181A Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DH, UK.
*Corresponding author (e-mail: M.G.Booth@sms.ed.ac.uk)

During this work the first author collected samples from the Eocene aged sedimentary rocks of the Darende Basin for palaeontological determination by the third and fourth authors. The full results are set out below, while a summary of the data is given in Table 1 and key microfossils are shown in Figure 11 of the published paper.

Sample	Benthic Foraminifera 	Planktic Foraminifera and calcisphers	Others (algae, pelecypods and annelids)	Age	
MB08-66	Gypsina cf. linearis, Nummulites fabianii, Nummulites cf. striatus, Nummulites cf. incrassatus, Spiroclypeus sirottii	-	Ditrupa cornea, Echinoderm, ostreid	Late Eocene (late Barthonian-early Priabonian?)	
MB08-80	Gypsina marianensis, Asterigerina rotula, Discocyclina cf. archiaci bartholomei, Gyroidinella magna, Fabiania cassis, Idalina sinjarica, Neorotalia vienotti	Within reworked wackes: Globigerinatheka sp., Morozovella sp., Subbotina sp., Igorina sp.	Ditrupa cornea	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB08-82	Nummulites cf. striatus, Neorotalia vienotti, Sphaerogypsina globula, Nummulites cf. millecaput, Eorupertia sp.	-	echinoderm	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB08-86	Asterigerina rotula, Sphaerogypsina globula, Neorotalia vienotti, Assilina sp., Nummuites sp., Amphistegina sp.	Indet. planktic foraminifers	Coralline algae, bryozoa	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB08-92	Assilina cf. exponens, Assilina cf. praespira, Asterigerina rotula, Nummulites sp., Asterocyclina sp.	-	Coralline algae, echinoderm	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB08-94	Asterigerina rotula, Assilina cf. tenuimarginata, Nummulites sp., Amphistegina sp. 	-	Archaeolithothamnium cf. johnsoni, Amphiroa cf. propria	Mid Eocene (early Lutetian)	
MB08-95	Sphaerogypsina anatolica, Sphaerogypsina globula, Idalina sinjarica, Orbitoclypeus sp., Nummulites sp., Amphistegina sp.	-	Archaeolithothamnium cf. johnsoni, Amphiroa cf. propria, Ethelia alba.	Mid Eocene (early Lutetian)	
MB08-101	Orbitoclypeus cf. ramaraoi ramaraoi, Assilina sp., Asterocyclina sp.	Acarinina bullbrooki, Igorina cf. broedermani, Globigerinatheka sp., Morozovella sp., Chiloguembelina sp., Subbotina sp.	-	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB08-117	Gyroidinella magna, Idalina sinjarica, Alveolina sp., Orbitolites sp., Amphistegina sp.  	-	echinoderm	Early Eocene (Ilerdian)	
MB08-119	Chapmanina gassinensis, Orbitolites cf. minimus, Idalina sinjarica, Malatyna anatolica, Austrotrillina cf. striata, Alveolina sp., Fabularia sp.	-	Dasycladacea, echinoderm	Late Eocene (early Priabonian?)	
MB08-120	Fabiania cassis, Idalina sinjarica, Asterigerina rotula, Medocia blayensis, Orbitolites sp., Amphistegina sp.	-	echinoderm	Early Eocene (Ilerdian?)	
MB08-122	Fabularia cf. donatae, Chrysalidina cf. floridana, Periloculina cf. slovenica, Idalina sinjarica, Orbitolites sp., Pfendericonus sp., Vidalina sp., Amphistegina sp., 	-	-	Early Eocene (Ilerdian)	
MB08-123	Chrysalidina cf. floridana, Idalina sinjarica, Orbitolites sp., Pfendericonus sp., Alveolina sp., Vidalina sp.	-	echinoderm	Early Eocene (Ilerdian)	
MB09-B23	-	Indet. planktic foraminifers	Ostracoda, gastropoda, echinoderm	Tertiary	
MB09-B25	Chapmanina gassinensis, Asterigerina rotula, Nummulites cf. dufrenoyi, Austrotrillina cf. striata, Amphistegina sp.,	Indet. planktic foraminifers	(reworked Late Cretaceous benthic foram. Orbitoides sp.), echinoderm	Late Eocene (late Barthonian-early Priabonian)	
MB09-B26	Chapmanina gassinensis, Austrotrillina cf. striata, Orbitolites sp., Malatyna sp., 	- Indet. planktic foraminifers	Echinoderm	Late Eocene (late Barthonian-early Priabonian)	
MB09-B34	Chapmanina gassinensis, Idalina sinjarica, Nummulites cf. uranensis, Sphaerogypsina globula, Asterigerina rotula, Austrotrillina cf. striata, Orbitolites sp., Fabularia sp., Alveolina sp., Amphistegina sp.	-	Coralline alga, echinoderm	Late Eocene (late Barthonian-early Priabonian)	
MB09-B48	Asterigerina rotula, Medocia cf. blayensis, Peneroplis cf. planatus, Discocyclina sp., Alveolina sp., Amphistegina sp.	-	Echinoderm, ostreid	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB09-B49	Asterigerina rotula, Nummulites cf. uranensis, Halkyardia cf. bikiniensis, Amphistegina sp.	-	echinoderm	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB09-B52	Idalina sinjarica, Periloculina slovenica, Chrysalidina aff. floridana, Spirolina sp., Pfendericonus sp.	-	-	Latest Paleocene to Early Eocene	
MB09-B55	-	-	-	?	
MB09-B59 	Discocyclina archiaci bartholomei, Orbitoclypeus varians roberti, Assilina cf. exponens, Sphaerogypsina globula, Neorotalia vienotti	Acarinina bullbrooki, Globigerinatheka sp., Subbotina sp.	-	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB09-B61	Asterigerina rotula, Gypsina marianensis, Gyroidinella magna, Neorotalia vienotti, Sphaerogypsina globula, Fabiania cassis, Assilina sp., Nummulites sp.	-	Coralline algae, echinoderm, bryozoa	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB09-B67	Asterigerina rotula, Gypsina marianensis, Gyroidinella magna, Neorotalia vienotti, Sphaerogypsina globula, Fabiania cassis, Discocyclina sp.	Within reworked wackes: Subbotina sp., Pseudohastigerina sp.	Coralline algae, bryozoa	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB09-B73	Gyroidinella magna, Medocia blayensis, Nummulites cf. incrassatus, Fabiania cassis, Gypsina cf. marianensis, Baculogypsinoides cf. tetraedra	-	Coralline alga	Late Eocene (late Barthonian-early Priabonian)	
MB09-B77	Nummulites incrassatus, Gypsina marianensis, Nummulites cf. striatus, Nummulites cf. hormoensis 	-	Ditrupa cornea	Late Eocene (late Barthonian-early Priabonian?)	
MB09-B84	-	Morozovella sp., Catpsydrax sp., Turborotalia sp., Subbotina sp.	-	Early to Mid Eocene	
MB09-B91	Gypsina marianensis, Eoannularia eocenica, Chapmanina gassinensis, Asterigerina rotula, Neorotalia vienotti, Amphistegina sp.	-	Coralline alga	Late Eocene (late Barthonian-early Priabonian)	
MB09-B96	Assilina cf. exponens, Orbitoclypeus cf. ramaraoi ramaraoi, Discocyclina cf. scalaris, Sphaerogypsina globula, Nummulites millecaput, Nummulites cf. uranensis, Asterocyclina stella taramellii, Neorotalia vienotti, Sphaerogypsina anatolica, Chapmanina sp.	Acarinina bullbrooki, Globigerinatheka sp., Subbotina sp.	Bryozoa, coralline algae	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB09-B96	Orbitoclypeus cf. ramaraoi ramaraoi, Discocyclina cf. scalaris, Sphaerogypsina globula, Assilina cf. exponens, Nummulites millecaput, Nummulites cf. uranensis, Asterocyclina stella taramellii, Neorotalia vienotti, Chapmanina sp.	Subbotina sp.	Coralline alga, bryozoa, echinoderm	Lutetian	
MB09-B105	-	Acarinina bullbrooki, Acarinina topilensis, Igorina cf. broedermani, Globigerinatheka sp., Morozovella sp., Chiloguembelina sp., Subbotina sp.	-	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB09-B121	Nummulites cf. formosus, Idalina sinjarica	Acarinina cf. primitiva, Subbotina sp, Chiloguembelina sp.	echinoderm	Early Eocene (Ilerdian?)	
MB09-B130	Lockhartia cf. conditi, Nummulites cf. formosus, Idalina sinjarica, Alveolina cf. cuspidata, Asterigerina rotula, Gyroidinella magna, Orbitolites sp., Amphistegina sp.	-	Echinoderm, bryozoa	Early Eocene (Ilerdian-Cuisian?)	
MB09-B131	Nummulites cf. formosus, Orbitolites complanatus, Alveolina (Alveolina) aragonensis, Alveolina (Glomalveolina) subtilis, Alveolina (Glomalveolina) levis, Gyroidinella magna, Idalina sinjarica, Assilina sp.	-	echinoderm	Early Eocene (Ilerdian)	
MB10-2	Discocyclina cf. scalaris, Discocyclina archiaci bartholomei, Orbitoclypeus cf. ramaraoi ramaraoi, Asterocyclina cf. stella taramellii, Nummulites millecaput.	Globigerinatheka sp.	Ditrupa cornea (annelid), coralline algae, 	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB10-5	Nummulites cf. hormoensis	Indet. planktic foraminifers	echinoderm	Late Eocene?	
MB10-12	Gyroidinella magna, Idalina sinjarica, Fabiania cassis, Nummulites cf. uranensis, Asterigerina rotula, Gypsina marianensis, Amphistegina sp.	Indet. planktic foraminifers	Echinoderm, coralline alga, bryozoa	Mid Eocene (Lutetian)	
MB10-29	Orbitolites cf. gracilis, Idalina sinjarica	-	echinoderm	Latest Paleocene to Early Eocene