Bed 44 of the Robat-e- Pai section, Afghanistan: Early/Lower Famennian, Afghanistan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Mesoplica aff. tasadyrica
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella rugosa
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtospiriferidae
Dichospirifer piriformis
Dichospirifer thylakistoides
Dmitria seminoi
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Eobrachythyris proovalis
Eobrachythyris strunianus
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Centrorhynchus deltidialis
replaced by Sartenaerus
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae
Megalopterorhynchus chanakchiensis
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae
Eoparaphorhynchus herirudensis
10 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria sp. King 1850
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Aulacella interlineata
see common names

Geography
Country:Afghanistan State/province:Herat
Coordinates: 34.6° North, 62.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:48.5° North, 65.9° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Late/Upper Devonian
Stage:Famennian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 5
Key time interval:Early/Lower Famennian
Age range of interval:376.10000 - 370.60000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Local section:Robat-e-Pai Local bed:44
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphy comments: Bed 44 is 10m thick. About 1062 meters above the base and 68 meters below the top of the outcrop, not including the massive Carboniferous limestone.

lower Famennian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray "limestone"
Secondary lithology: "shale"
Lithology description: light to dark grey limestone with intercalated shales
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: section is inverted, with an average dip of 55 degrees to the north
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Originals are housed in the Geological Institute of the University of Kabul (GIFa/Fa).
Metadata
Database number:70160
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:J. Sessa
Modifier:J. Sessa Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-03-19 14:15:18 Last modified:2007-03-19 19:39:59
Access level:the public Released:2007-03-19 14:15:18
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

23566. M. Farsan. 1981. New Asteropyginae (Trilobita) from the Devonian of Afghanistan. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 176(4-6):158-171 [A. Miller/J. Sessa]