Kul-e-Ali Bashi Section (Locality 1) Bed 22b: Griesbachian, Iran
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Geography
| Country: | Iran |
| Coordinates: | 38.9° North, 45.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 0.8° South, 39.1° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Early/Lower Triassic |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 1 | ||
| Key time interval: | Griesbachian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 251.90200 - 251.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Elikah |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray "limestone" |
| Lithology description: Limestone, medium grey, thin bedded to platy, in part aphanitic, hard | |
| Environment: | carbonate indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,microfossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 48954 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. McGowan | Enterer: | A. McGowan |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-04-05 03:03:15 | Last modified: | 2016-09-14 21:18:35 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-04-05 03:03:15 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 13063. | C. Teichert, B. Kummel, and W. Sweet. 1973. Permian-Triassic strata, Kuh-e-Ali Bashi, northwestern Iran. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 145(8):359-472 [A. McGowan/A. McGowan/M. Clapham] |