Abadeh, Unit 4, Hambast Mountains (Permian of Iran)

Where: Iran (30.9° N, 53.2° E: paleocoordinates 25.3° S, 50.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Unit 4 Member (Abadeh Formation), Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• Sweetognathus cf. fengshanensis (Mei & Henderson, 2002)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified shale and lithified limestone

• Alternating limestone and red to purple marl and shale

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Taraz. 1969. Permo-Triassic section in Central Iran. AAPG Bulletin 53(3):688-693 [D. Bottjer/C. Powers]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 81124: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.06.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Trilobita
 Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Pseudophillipsia sp.
Pseudophillipsia sp. Gemmellaro 1890 trilobite
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata -
"Fenestrida indet." = Fenestelloidea
"Fenestrida indet." = Fenestelloidea Astrova and Morozova 1956
Strophomenata
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Leptodus nobilis
Leptodus nobilis Waagen 1883
 Productida -
Spinomarginifera ciliata
 Productida - Productellidae
"Krotovia jisuensiformis" = Echinauriella jisuensiformis
"Krotovia jisuensiformis" = Echinauriella jisuensiformis Sarycheva 1965
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Orthothetina sp.
Orthothetina sp. Schellwien 1900
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Uncinunellina timorensis
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
"Bellerophon cf. khairlensis" = Pharkidonotus khairliensis
"Bellerophon cf. khairlensis" = Pharkidonotus khairliensis Reed 1944 snail
Anthozoa
 Rugosa -
Rugosa indet.
Rugosa indet. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 horn coral
 Stauriida - Plerophyllidae
? Pleramplexus sp.
? Pleramplexus sp. Schindewolf 1940 horn coral