Dahaneh-e-Kolut, Derenjal Mountains, AH.9-108, Shirgesht Formation: Tremadocian - Floian, Iran

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Megalaspides kolutensis
4 specimens
Megalaspides winsnesi n. sp.
6 specimens
Asaphellus sp. Callaway 1877
1 specimen
Gog sp. Fortey 1975
2 specimens
Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae
Nileus cf. exarmatus Tjernvik 1956
6 specimens
Trilobita - Asaphida - Hungaiidae
Dactylocephalus cf. latus
1 specimen
? Dikelokephalina sp. Broegger 1996
1 specimen
Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae
Ampyx sp. (Dalman 1827)
2 specimens
original and current combination Asaphus (Ampyx)
Trilobita - Proetida - Telephinidae
Carolinites cf. ichangensis Lu 1975
1 specimen
Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae
Peltabellia sp. Whittington 1953
1 specimen
Trilobita - Harpetida - Harpetidae
Brachyhipposiderus cf. logimus Jell 1985
1 specimen
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Illaenus hinomotoensis
1 specimen
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae
Pseudocalymene superba
33 specimens
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Neseuretus ghavideli n. sp. Bruton et al. 2004
7 specimens
synonym of Neseuretinus birmanicus
see common names

Geography
Country:Iran
Coordinates: 34.1° North, 56.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:19.1° South, 149.8° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Early/Lower Ordovician
Key time interval:Tremadocian - Floian Conodont zone: Paroistodus proteus
Age range of interval:485.40000 - 470.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Shirgesht Member:Second
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: sample AH.9-108 from the middle part of the Middle Carbonate Member, Tremadoc(-Early Arenig?). Middle Carbonate. This is "Member 2" in Ghaderi et al. (2009).
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: sandy, marly red 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:66868
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-10-19 04:15:53 Last modified:2018-04-15 00:25:05
Access level:the public Released:2006-10-19 04:15:53
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

19028. D. L. Bruton, A. J. Wright, and M. A. Hamedi. 2004. Ordovician Trilobites from Iran. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 271(5-6):111-149 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]