Haushi Uplift OL46, Section 7: Wordian, Oman

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Dielasma informal sp. A King 1856
4 specimens
1 art, 3 v.v.
    = Omanilasma husseinii Angiolini and Zarbo 2006
Angiolini et al. 2006
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Bilotina yanagidai Angiolini 1999
1 specimen
1 v.v. (1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Grandaurispina ghabaensis Angiolini 1999
1 specimen
1 v.v.
Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Cyclacantharia sp. Cooper and Grant 1969
1 specimen
1 v.v.
see common names

Geography
Country:Oman
Coordinates: 21.0° North, 57.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:36.6° South, 52.7° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
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:Khuff Member:4
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Composite section built on five sections. Khuff is part of an unconformable second mega-sequence, which consists of the fluvial terrigenous Gharif Fm., overlain by marine marls and bioclastic limestones of the Khuff Fm. Top unconformably truncated by continental sandstones and siltstones of the Triassic to Jurassic Minjur Formation.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:planar lamination lithified silty marl
Lithology description: coarse, cross-bedded bioclastic limestones interbedded with silty and quartzose marls; return of clastic input and occurrence of Zoophycos-type traces
Environment:transition zone/lower shoreface
Geology comments: This member is interpreted as lower shoreface.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:63796
Authorizer:T. Olszewski, M. Clapham Enterer:L. Fall, M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-08-20 17:56:48 Last modified:2011-02-23 11:12:12
Access level:the public Released:2006-08-20 17:56:48
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

18222. L. Angiolini and H. Bucher. 1999. Taxonomy and quantitative biochronology of Guadalupian brachiopods from the Khuff Formation, southeastern Oman. GĂ©obios 32(5):665-699 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall/J. Alroy]

Secondary references:

27418 L. Angiolini, D. Vaslet, Y.-M. Le Nindre and M. Zarbo. 2006. New records and new taxa of Permian brachiopods from the Khuff Formation, Midhnab Member, central Saudi Arabia. GeoArabia 11(4):45-57 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]