Kholm Village 4919/2, Pinega River (Permian of Russian Federation)

Where: Arkhangel'skaya, Russian Federation (64.7° N, 43.5° E: paleocoordinates 26.4° N, 29.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: II Member (Kulogory Formation), Sakmarian (293.5 - 290.1 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: grainstone

• The Kulogory Formation consists of three transgressive and regressive cyclites, which are probably similar in structure. Only the middle cyclite is completely represented. The first cyclite consists of regressive part that is composed of white barren mudstones with numerous caverns filled with anhydride. The roof of the mudstone member is topped by rudstone pierced with numerous long, thin rhyzolites. In the western part of exposures, the first cyclite is completely replaced with a thick anhydride member. In Exposure 5, its maximum apparent thickness is about 8 m. The base of the second cyclite is composed of the member of yellow grainstones. Their thickness increases considerably from east to west from 0.3 to 2 m. The grainstones are overlain by white barren mudstones with numerous karst voids filled with anhydride. The thickness of mudstones in Exposures 1, 2, 3, and 4 varies insignificantly. In all sections, the mudstones are overlain by 0.1–0.2 m thick stromatolite limestone. The top of the cyclite consists of a thick anhydride member. The third cyclite is incomplete; its upper part in the eastern part of Exposure 1 is truncated by red deposits of the Vikhtovo Formation and by Quaternary deposits in other exposures. In Exposure 5, the third cyclite is absent. The base of the third cyclite is composed of approximately 0.6-m-thick yellow grainstones, which are overlain by barren mudstones. The latter are highly karstified and often completely replaced with anhydrides.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the PIN

Primary reference: A. V. Mazaev. 2006. Permian gastropods from the Kulogory Formation of the northern Moscow Syneclise. Paleontological Journal 40(4):391-403 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68228: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 09.01.2007, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Biarmeaspira verideclinata Mazaev 2006 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Baylea subpenea" = Sokella subpenea Netchaev 1894 snail
Globodoma yakowlewi Mazaev 2006 snail
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
"Euconospira pinegensis" = Termihabena pinegensis
"Euconospira pinegensis" = Termihabena pinegensis Mazaev 2006 snail
 Euomphalina - Microdomatidae
Microdoma kulogorae Jakowlew 1899 snail
 Caenogastropoda - Orthonematidae
Arribazona tschernyschewi Jakowlew 1899 snail