Micropaleontological findings in core drillings in the northern part of the Büyük Menderes Delta

In the study which was carried out to reveal the development of the alluvial cones in the southern slopes of the Mount Samsun located to the north of the Büyük Menderes Delta in Holocene and associate it with the physical geographical characteristics of the basins that form the cones, 30 alluvial core drilling were utilized. The core drilling were made at the intersection of the deposit cones and the plain surface and their depths ranges between 2.70 m and 23 m. Samples were taken from different levels of the core drilling for sedimentological and paleontological analyses. With the sedimentological and paleontological analyses of the samples taken from the core drilling, sediment characteristics were determined in detail. The sediments were divided into 3 main units as fluvial, transition and marine. While separating these units, in addition to sedimentological data, paleontological data were also used as an indicator. This study presents the micropaleontological findings that were used as an indicator for determining the environmental conditions found on the 834 different levels examined in the study and separating the sediment units.