Saray Gir, locality 8 of Tverdokhlebov et al. 2005 (Permian of Russian Federation)

Also known as Sarai Gir, Sarai-Gir

Where: Orenburg, Russian Federation (53.7° N, 53.6° E: paleocoordinates 28.4° N, 46.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Estemmenosuchus uralensis other zone, Belebei Formation, Urzhumian (266.9 - 264.3 Ma)

• Ocher Subassemblage of the Ocher Assemblage; the terminal part of the Late Kazanian to the early part of the Early Tatarian (=Urzhumian) (Golubev 2000); Urzhumian according to Benton (2012; Geology)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine delta plain; lithified, gray, yellow lime mudstone and gray siltstone

• "Near-shore lacustrine deposits." (Tverdokhlebov et al., 2005)
• "Light, yellow-grey limestone and grey thin layer siltstone containing abundant debris of plants." (Tverdokhlebov et al., 2005)

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: V. P. Tverdokhlebov, G. I. Tverdokhlebova, A. V. Minikh, M. V. Surkov, and M. J. Benton. 2005. Upper Permian vertebrates and their sedimentological context in the South Urals, Russia. Earth-Science Reviews 69:27-77 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79969: authorized by Johannes Mueller, entered by Jana Dummasch on 31.03.2008, edited by Torsten Liebrecht

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Bolosauria - Bolosauridae
Belebey maximi n. sp.
Belebey maximi n. sp. Tverdokhlebova 1987 parareptile
SGU 104V/2027 (type)
Osteichthyes
 Eurynotoidiformes - Eurynotoidiidae
Eurynotoides nanus
Eurynotoides nanus Eichwald 1857 ray-finned fish
scales
 Elonichthyiformes - Acrolepididae
? Kazanichthys golyushermensis
? Kazanichthys golyushermensis Esin 1995 ray-finned fish
scales
 Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae
Platysomus sp., Platysomus soloduchi, Platysomus bashkirus, Kargalichthys sp., Kargalichthys pritokensis
Platysomus sp. Agassiz 1833
scales
Platysomus soloduchi Minikh 1992
scales
Platysomus bashkirus Minikh 1992
scales and skull bones
Kargalichthys sp. Minikh 1986
scales
Kargalichthys pritokensis Minikh 1992
scales