Bidu Cliff section, I-BR 1abc, Bidu area, Kerman Province (Devonian of Iran)

Where: Iran (30.8° N, 57.0° E: paleocoordinates 40.0° S, 87.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Frasnian (382.7 - 372.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone and lithified sandstone

• limestones with sandstone intercalations and marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. Brice, B. Mistiaen, and J.-C. Rohart. 1999. New data on distribution of brachiopods, rugose corals and stromatoporoids in the Upper Devonian of central and eastern Iran. Paleobiogeographic implications. Annales de la Societe Geologique du Nord 7(2):21-32 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 62143: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 13.07.2006

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Cyrtospiriferidae
 Rhynchonellida -
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae