Shirinabad section IR647bis, Elburz Mountains: Capitanian, Iran

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Haydenella kiangsiensis (Kayser 1883)
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp. King 1856
(1 measurement)
see common names

Geography
Country:Iran
Coordinates: 36.9° North, 55.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.4° South, 60.5° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Guadalupian
Stage:Capitanian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Capitanian
Age range of interval:264.28000 - 259.51000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Ruteh
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: The Ruteh Formation is Wordian-Capitanian in age but the boundary is difficult to place. This sample comes from the middle part of the formation and the presence of Lopingian-type genera may suggest that it is Capitanian in age.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal lithified wackestone
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:125261
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2012-03-07 10:15:17 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2012-03-07 10:15:16
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

40661. G. Crippa and L. Angiolini. 2012. Guadalupian (Permian) brachiopods from the Ruteh limestone, north Iran. GeoArabia 17:125-176 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]