Paleoecology of Aptian Gastropods in Bafgh Area, East of Yazd, Iran

In order to study the paleoecology of the Aptian gastropods, the Bafgh section with 380 meters thickness, in East of Yazd were studied in detail. In this region, a variety of different fossil groups, including macrofossils (gastropods, ammonites and echinoids) and microfossils (foraminifers and ostracods) are present and suggest an Aptian age for this section. 11 genus and species of gastropods are reported for the first time from this section. The microfossils and macrofossils assemblage all show a shallow environment with a suitable conditions for the time of sedimentation in the study area.