Also known as Reef 1477
Where: Vardak, Afghanistan (34.3° N, 68.4° E: paleocoordinates 28.4° S, 99.4° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Sin Ghar Formation, Frasnian (382.7 - 372.2 Ma)
• 0.40 m thick
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
Primary reference: B. Mistiaen. 1985. Phénomènes récifaux dans le Dévonien d'Afghanistan (Montagnes Centrales) - Analyse et systématique des Stromatopores. Societe Geologique du Nord (11)1-381 [W. Kiessling/F. Reichel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 84639: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 05.11.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
? Haplothecia sp. Frech 1885 horn coral
Hexagonaria cf. sedgwicki horn coral |