Where: Iran (36.1° N, 60.7° E: paleocoordinates 26.0° N, 65.4° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Abderaz Formation, Santonian (86.3 - 83.6 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, glauconitic lime mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: A. Ghaderi and L. Villier. 2013. First record of the Late Cretaceous starfish Metopaster parkinsoni (Forbes, 1848) in Iran. Annales de paléontologie 99:91-100 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 145483: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 03.06.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Asteroidea | |
Metopaster parkinsoni Forbes 1848 sea star | |
Zoophycos sp. Massalongo 1855 |