VAA41, Asad-Abad section (Permian of Iran)

Where: Iran (31.8° N, 52.1° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 28.3° S, 48.9° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Vazhnan Formation, Asselian (298.9 - 295.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

• Repository: Laboratory of Micropaleontology, Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (GIN collection 4794).

Primary reference: E. J. Leven and M. N. Gorgij. 2011. First record of Gzhelian and Asselian fusulinids from the Vazhnan Formation (Sanandaj-Sirgan zone of Iran). Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation 19:486-501 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 129515: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 24.06.2012

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Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Fusulinoidea - Schwagerinidae