Khuzestan Plain well core (Cretaceous to of Iran)

Where: Iran (31.3° N, 47.8° E: paleocoordinates 1.2° N, 39.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Gadvan Formation, Barremian to Barremian (129.4 - 113.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, calcareous shale and lithified, argillaceous limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the CM

Collection methods: core

Primary reference: R. M. Feldmann, A. Kolahdouz, B. Biranvand and G. Schweigert. 2007. A new family, genus, and species of lobster (Decapoda: Achelata) from the Gadvan Formation (Early Cretaceous) of Iran. Journal of Paleontology 81(2):405-407 [C. Schweitzer/C. Schweitzer]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 73729: authorized by Carrie Schweitzer, entered by Carrie Schweitzer on 27.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Tricarinidae
Tricarina gadvanensis n. gen. n. sp.
Tricarina gadvanensis n. gen. n. sp. Feldmann et al. 2007 decapod