Central Caspian
The Central Caspian Basin lies on the Turan Domain of central Asia. The basin fill includes a Mesozoic to Cenozoic succession that represents the offshore extension of the South Mangyshlak Basin of Kazakhstan to the east, and the Pre-Caucasus and Kuma basins of southwestern Russia to the west. Mesozoic petroleum systems, in particular in the Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous, are present in the underexplored offshore Central Caspian area. In contrast, the main hydrocarbon systems are Palaeozoic in the North Caspian Basin and Cenozoic in the South Caspian Basin.
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Most Recent Reports
- Detrital zircon U-Pb age data from Jurassic to Cretaceous sediments of the greater Caspian region: Insights into sediment source areas and dispersal patterns
- Defining source area signatures in the greater Middle and North Caspian regions
- Late Jurassic review of the Black Sea – Caspian Region. Part 3: The Caspian and Western Central Asia
- Late Jurassic review of the Black Sea – Caspian region. Part 1: Tectonic overview
- Biostratigraphy and paleoenvironments of the Jurassic-Cretaceous section of Mangystau (Kazakstan) from paleontology and palynology