Pleshet-1 borehole, collection 4 (Permian of Israel)

Where: Israel (31.7° N, 34.6° E: paleocoordinates 17.9° S, 35.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pseudodunbarula arpaensis zone, 'Arqov Formation, Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• Sampling depth ~5205 m

Environment/lithology: lithified, argillaceous limestone

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section

• Repository: Geological Survey of Israel

Primary reference: O. Orlov-Labkovsky. 2004. Permian Fusulinids (Foraminifera) of the Subsurface of Israel: Taxonomy and Biostratigraphy. Revista Española de Micropaleontología 36(3):389-406 [M. Clapham/L. Edwards/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 131618: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Lindy Edwards on 27.07.2012

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Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Palaeotextularoidea - Biseriamminidae
 Fusulinoidea - Schwagerinidae
 Fusulinoidea - Boultoniidae
Codonofusiella erki Rauser-Chernousova 1965
 Fusulinoidea - Paleofusulinidae
Ogbinella ogbinensis Chediya 1984
 Fusulinina - Geinitzinidae