W. of Kuh-e-Gelkan (Jurassic of Iran)

Also known as Khoravan-pain

Where: Tabas Area, Iran (33.7° N, 57.0° E: paleocoordinates 14.1° S, 43.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Hojedk Formation, Bajocian (170.3 - 168.3 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, carbonaceous siliciclastic sediments

• crustal fragment
• siliciclastic shallow shelf environment grade into highly carbonaceous sediments with small coral patches

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fürsich. 2003. Jurassic corals of east-central Iran. Beringeria 32:1-138 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41401: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Marcus Apel on 14.07.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea bernardiana
Isastrea bernardiana d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral