Mammadov A.B., Kangarli T.N., Babayev  Sh.A., Aliyev H.I.

Institute of Geology and Geophysics, ANAS H. Javid ave., 119, AZ1143, Baku, Azerbaijan, E-mail: tkangarli@gmail.com

The article based on the findings of the latest research and generalisation in compliance with the modern International Stratigraphic Scale contains the description and palaentological justification of the local stratigraphic divisions of the Palaeozoic crust structural and compositional complex that has a role in the geological composition of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, the SW region of Azerbaijan.

In addition, the article provides the witness of the impact of the palaeogeodynamic and palaeogeographic factors on the formation of various lithological stratigraphic complexes. The data that are first being presented in the English language can serve as a rich if concise database for members of the international geological community who are interested in the lithology and stratigraphy of the Palaeozoic sediments that outcrop within the boundaries of the South Caucasus.

Keywords: Palaeozoic, stratigraphy, palaeontology, stratigraphic scale, compositional complex, lithology, local stratigraphic sub-division, suite