Zardeh Kuh, Zagros Mountains, Lithiotis Limestone (Jurassic of Iran)

Also known as Reef 578

Where: Iran (32.3° N, 50.0° E: paleocoordinates 6.6° N, 39.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sinemurian (199.3 - 190.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: O. F. Geyer. 1977. Die "Lithiotis-Kalke" im Bereich der unterjurassischen Tethys [The "Lithiotis Limestones" in the Lower Jurassic Tethys realm]. Neues Jahrbuch fuer Geologie und Palaeontologie, Abhandlungen 153(3):304-340 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68359: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 17.01.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Malleidae
Lithiotis sp. Gümbel 1871 oyster