Caparay Ghar Section D, Bed 15, Wardak (Permian of Afghanistan)

Where: Afghanistan (34.1° N, 68.5° E: paleocoordinates 27.6° S, 61.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Wardak Formation, Roadian (272.3 - 268.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, shelly/skeletal, red, sandy limestone

• Reddish sandy bioclastic limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Termier, H. Termier, A.F. Lapparent and P. Marin. 1974. Monographie du Permo-Carbonifère de Wardak (Afghanistan Central). Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de la Faculté des Sciences de Lyon, Hors Série 2:1-165 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 88402: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 10.04.2009, edited by Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
 Productida - Schrenkiellidae
Permundaria sp.1
Permundaria sp.1 Nakamura et al. 1970
 Productida - Hercosiidae
Strophorichthofenia afghana n. gen.
Strophorichthofenia afghana n. gen. Termier et al. 1974
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Leptodus sp.
Leptodus sp. Kayser 1883
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Purdonella semiovalis
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Elivina termieri2
Elivina termieri2 Waterhouse 2004
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia nucula
Martinia nucula Rothpletz 1892
 Terebratulida - Pseudodielasmatidae
"Dielasma darvasicum" = Fredericksolasma darvasica
"Dielasma darvasicum" = Fredericksolasma darvasica Tschernyschew 1914
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes conjunctus
Stenolaemata
 Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Cyclotrypa sp.
Cyclotrypa sp. Ulrich 1896
 Cystoporida - Goniocladiidae
Goniocladia timorensis
Goniocladia timorensis Bassler 1929
var. afghana
 Cryptostomata - Hyphasmoporidae
Streblotrypa (Streblascopora) marmionensis
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Polypora sp.
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
"Rhombofenestella cf. rhomboidea" = Minilya rhomboidea
"Rhombofenestella cf. rhomboidea" = Minilya rhomboidea Nikiforova 1938
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Plerophyllidae
"Pleramplexus similis" = Paracaninia similis, Pleramplexus aff. dissimilis, ? Pleramplexus sp.
"Pleramplexus similis" = Paracaninia similis Schindewolf 1942 horn coral
? Pleramplexus sp. Schindewolf 1940 horn coral
1Sone and Mohd Shafeea Leman 2005; 2Waterhouse 2004