Ruteh II, (63) IA-2772, Elburz Mountains: Wordian, Iran

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae
Protomichelinia laosensis (Mansuy 1914)
Flügel 1964
Protomichelinia favositoides (Girty 1908)
Flügel 1964
Protomichelinia abnormis (Huang 1932)
Flügel 1964
? Michelinia cf. glomerata
Flügel 1964
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestrellina perelegans (Waagen and Pichl 1885)
recombined as Minilya perelegans
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Polypora koninckiana Waagen and Pichl 1885
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Cleiothyridina cf. capillata (Waagen 1883)
(1 measurement)
    = Martinia bassa Crippa and Angiolini 2012
Crippa and Angiolini 2012
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina globulina (Waagen 1883)
(1 measurement)
Cleiothyridina uralica (Grabau 1934)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Orthotichia indica (Waagen 1884)
    = Kotlaia bistriata Reed 1944
Crippa and Angiolini 2012
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Heterelasminidae
Whitspakia acutangula (Waagen 1882)
recombined as Gundarolasmina acutangulum
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Dielasma itaitubense (Derby 1874)
    = Omanilasma sp. Angiolini and Zarbo 2006
Crippa and Angiolini 2012
Dielasma grabaui Fantini Sestini 1965
(3 measurements)
    = Omanilasma aff. husseinii Angiolini and Zarbo 2006
Crippa and Angiolini 2012
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp. King 1856
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Spiriferellina cristata (von Schlotheim 1816)
    = Reticulariina sp. Fredericks 1916
Crippa and Angiolini 2012
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Psilocamaridae
Stenoscisma waageni (Netschajew 1894)
recombined as Cyrolexis waageni
(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Stepanoviella cf. tschernyschewi (Netschajew 1911)
recombined as Globiella tschernyschewi
Cancrinella cancriniformis (Tschernyschew 1889)
    = Magniplicatina sp. Waterhouse 1983
Angiolini 2001
Strophomenata - Productida
Marginifera spinosocostata (Abich 1878)
recombined as Spinomarginifera spinosocostata
(2 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Pleuronautilus (Pleuronautilus) cf. verae Arthaber 1900
see common names

Geography
Country:Iran State/province:Tehran
Coordinates: 36.0° North, 51.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:10.3° South, 47.4° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Guadalupian
Stage:Wordian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Wordian
Age range of interval:266.90000 - 264.28000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Ruteh
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: From the lowest part of the Ruteh Formation (Level 1).
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:marine 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:43291
Authorizer:D. Bottjer, M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-08-11 12:41:04 Last modified:2011-04-16 12:21:43
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-11 12:41:04
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11426. N. Fantini Sestini. 1965. The geology of the upper Djadjerud and Lar valleys (North-Iran). II. Palaeontology: Bryozoans, brachiopods, and molluscs from Ruteh Limestone (Permian). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologie e Stratigrafia 71(1):13-108 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

13538 L. Angiolini. 2001. Permian brachiopods from Karakorum (Pakistan), Pt 3. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 107(3):307-344 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg/M. Clapham]
40661 G. Crippa and L. Angiolini. 2012. Guadalupian (Permian) brachiopods from the Ruteh limestone, north Iran. GeoArabia 17:125-176 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
29889 H. Flügel. 1964. The geology of the upper Djadjerud and Lar Valleys (N-Iran) II. Paleontology: Permian corals from the Ruteh Limestone. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia 70(3):403-444 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]