Where: Iran (33.5° N, 56.2° E: paleocoordinates 48.1° S, 57.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Chili Formation, Sakmarian (293.5 - 290.1 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, gray limestone

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section

• Repository: Laboratory of Micropaleontology, Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (GIN collection 4792).

Primary reference: E. J. Leven, S. V. Naugolnykh, and M. N. Gorgij. 2011. New findings of Permian marine and terrestrial fossils in central Iran (the Kalmard block) and their significance for correlation of the Tethyan, Uralian, and west European scales. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 117:355-374 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 130379: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 08.07.2012

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