Zefreh B, bed 17 [Qom Fm]: Rupelian, Iran
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Teredinidae
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Kuphus sp.
Guettard 1770
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | Iran |
Coordinates: | 32.9° North, 52.1° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 31.4° North, 50.1° East |
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
Stage: | Rupelian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
Key time interval: | Rupelian | ||
Age range of interval: | 33.90000 - 27.82000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Qom | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Qom Fm, which overlies the continental Lower Red Fm. THICKNESS: Unknown thickness. AGE: Qom Fm is Early-Late Rupelian at this section, although collections originate from Late Rupelian strata based on planktonic foraminfera (pers. comm. Rögl). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within unit. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | red poorly lithified argillaceous "limestone" |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Limestone, reddish, vary terrigenous composition, predominantly coralline algae. LITHIFICATION: Poorly-lithified, based on figured specimens. | |
Environment: | marine indet. |
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine environment. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | surface (float),surface (in situ),field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Museum repositories: | NHMW |
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: F. Steininger and M. Harzhauser (~2004). REPOSITORY: Museum of Natural History, Viena (MNHW). | |
Taxonomic list comments:COMPLETENESS: Exhaustive for gastropoda, mentions informally bivalvia and corals. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, use of genera and subgenera. |
Metadata
Database number: | 111341 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2011-06-23 05:03:48 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2012-06-23 05:03:48 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
36490. | M. Reuter, W. E. Piller, M. Harzhauser, O. Mandic, B. Berning, F. Rögl, A. Krog, M.-P. Aubry, U. Wielandt-Schuster and A. Hamedani. 2009. The Oligo/Miocene Qom Formation (Iran): evidence for an early Burdigalian restriction of the Tethyan Seaway and closure of its Iranian gateways. International Journal of Earth Sciences 98:627-650 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/O. Alfaro] |