MI 2727, Ferdows patch reef, Hasan-Abad: Alaunian - Rhaetian, Iran
collected by F. Amirhassankani, A. Ghaderi, M. Kalani, M. Javanbakht
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Hydrozoa
- Milleporina
- Heterastrididae
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Heterastridium conglobatum
Reuss 1854
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Reimaniphylliidae
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Distichophyllia norica
(Frech 1890)
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Retiophyllia norica
(Frech 1890)
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Paradistichophyllum dichotomum
Melnikova 1975
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| recombined as Retiophyllia dichotoma | |||||||
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Retiophyllia frechi
Roniewicz 1989
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Retiophyllia robusta
Roniewicz 1989
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Stylophyllidae
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Stylophyllopsis rudis
(Emmrich 1853)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Actinastreidae
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Chondrocoenia schafhaeutli
(Winckler 1861)
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Chondrocoenia cf. ohmanni
(Frech 1890)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Procyclolitidae
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Procyclolites cf. triadicus
Frech 1890
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Astraeomorphidae
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Astraeomorpha cf. minor
Frech 1890
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Astraeomorpha confusa
(Winckler 1861)
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Astraeomorpha crassisepta
Reuss 1854
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Microsolenidae
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Eocomoseris aff. ramosa
(Frech 1890)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Pamiroseriidae
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Pamiroseris rectilamellosa
(Winckler 1861)
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Geography
| Country: | Iran | State/province: | South Khorasan |
| Coordinates: | 34.1° North, 58.1° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 14.8° South, 45.0° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Nayband | Member: | Howz-e-Khan | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Units A and B (lower ~8 m) probably as old as mid-Norian but upper part of section likely Rhaetian. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray lithified bindstone |
| Secondary lithology: | gray lithified floatstone |
| Lithology description: Reef carbonates with micritic matrix, gray in color with boundstone, floatstone, and packstone microfacies | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
| Geology comments: These reef communities formed small-scale biostromes and in some cases, larger bioherms situated on shallow carbonate ramps at depths at or slightly below the wave base. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,recrystallized |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | peel or thin section,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | UMMP |
| Collectors: | F. Amirhassankani, A. Ghaderi, M. Kalani, M. Javanbakht |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 3478 | ||
| Database number: | 133222 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-09-06 05:26:43 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:02:06 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-09-06 05:26:42 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 42877. | H. M. E. Shepherd, G. D. Stanley, and F. Amirhassankhani. 2012. Norian to Rhaetian scleractinian corals in the Ferdows patch reef (Nayband Formation, east central Iran). Journal of Paleontology 86:801-812 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |