Dahaneh-e-Kolut, Derenjal Mountains, AH.8-152, Shirgesht Formation (Ordovician of Iran)

Where: Iran (34.1° N, 56.8° E: paleocoordinates 5.1° N, 147.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Carbonate Member (Shirgesht Formation), Tremadocian (485.4 - 477.7 Ma)

• sample AH.8-152 from the upper part of the Middle Carbonate Member, Tremadoc(-Early Arenig?)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone

• sandy, marly red limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. L. Bruton, A. J. Wright, and M. A. Hamedi. 2004. Ordovician Trilobites from Iran. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 271(5-6):111-149 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 66870: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 19.10.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Illaenus hinomotoensis
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
? Sinoparapilekia sp.
? Sinoparapilekia sp. Peng 1990 trilobite
 Asaphida - Hungaiidae
Dactylocephalus cf. latus, Asaphopsoides sp.
Asaphopsoides sp. Hupé 1953 trilobite
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Asaphellus sp.
Asaphellus sp. Callaway 1877 trilobite