Julfa Section, Bed 54-1, Kuh-e Ali Bashi (Permian of Iran)

Where: Iran (38.9° N, 45.5° E: paleocoordinates 1.4° S, 39.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ali Bashi Formation, Changhsingian (254.2 - 252.2 Ma)

• Fossiliferous interval is 2.3 m thick.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, concretionary, brown, red, calcareous shale

• Calcareous shale, red-brown, c&aining dark-blue shale partings and limy concretions

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by D.L. Stepanov, F. Golshani, J. Stocklin, B. Hamzepour in 1967

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 118288: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 11.10.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Araxathyris sp.
Araxathyris sp. Grunt 1965
Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Dzhulfitidae
? Dzhulfites sp.
? Dzhulfites sp. Shevyrev 1965 ceratite