Taleh Zang Fm, Sarkan, FA 17 (Paleocene of Iran)

Where: Liam, Iran (33.3° N, 47.8° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 12.8° N, 47.0° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate stated in text

When: SBZ 3-4 zone, Taleh Zang Formation, Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: slope or ramp reef; lithified bindstone and wackestone

• Middle ramp
• Cream colored, thick bedded algal bindstone

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: B. Bagherpour and M. R. Vaziri. 2011. Facies, paleoenvironment, carbonate platform and facies changes across Paleocene Eocene of the Taleh Zang Formation in the Zagros Basin, SW-Iran. Historical Biology 24(2):121-142 [M. Clapham/K. Hassell/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 214681: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Keenan Hassell on 12.10.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Globothalamea
 Loftusiida - Acervulinidae
Acervulina sp.
Florideophyceae
 Peyssonneliales - Rhodymeniophycidae
Polystrata alba
Polystrata alba Pfender 1936
  - Corallinophycidae
Lithothamnion sp., Mesophyllum sp., Distichoplax biserialis
Lithothamnion sp. Heydrich 1897
Mesophyllum sp. Lemoine 1930
Distichoplax biserialis Dieterich 1927