Pleshet-1 borehole, collection 15 (Permian of Israel)

Where: Israel (31.7° N, 34.6° E: paleocoordinates 16.3° S, 35.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Codonofusiella kwangsiana zone, 'Arqov Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• Sampling depth ~4950 m

Environment/lithology: lithified 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 131686: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Lindy Edwards on 28.07.2012

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Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Palaeotextularoidea - Biseriamminidae
 Fusulinoidea - Staffellidae
Nankinella sp. Lee 1933
 Fusulinoidea - Ozawainellidae
Reichelina sp. Erk 1941
 Fusulinina - Geinitzinidae
 Lagenina - Robuloididae
Robuloides lens Reichel 1946