Julfa Section, Bed 41, Kuh-e Ali Bashi (Permian of Iran)

Where: Iran (38.9° N, 45.5° E: paleocoordinates 3.2° S, 40.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Julfa Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• 3.16 m thick

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, nodular, gray, muddy limestone and lithified, calcareous shale

• Limestone, marly, dense, nodular, light-gray, weathers pink, alternating with soft, dark brown-green marly shale

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. L. Stepanov, F. Golshani, and J. Stöcklin. 1969. Upper Permian and Permian-Triassic boundary in north Iran. Geological Survey of Iran Report 12:1-72 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 118271: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 11.10.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Strophomenata
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
"Compressoproductus dzhulfensis" = Sarytchevinella djulfensis
"Compressoproductus dzhulfensis" = Sarytchevinella djulfensis Stoyanow 1910
 Productida -
Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Araxoceratidae
"Vescotoceras aff. parallelum" = Prototoceras parallelum
"Vescotoceras aff. parallelum" = Prototoceras parallelum Ruzhentsev 1959 ceratite
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Plerophyllidae
"Pleramplexus leptoconicus" = Cryptophyllum leptoconicum
"Pleramplexus leptoconicus" = Cryptophyllum leptoconicum Abich 1878 horn coral