QUATERNARY FRESHWATER FAUNA OF THE KILBASAN AREA, NORTHERN KARAMAN

Abstract

Clastic units exposing around the Kılbasan village at north of the city of Karaman contain the relicts of a dry lake basin. In this basin, the presence of an extensive fauna even detectable with necked eye is noticeable. Seven of wash samples collected as point sampling from the basin were subjected to detail works. As a result of examinations on the fauna, a number of 3 ostracods, 4 gastropods and 1 pelecypod species characteristic for typical freshwater environment were determined.