Where: Afghanistan (35.9° N, 69.0° E: paleocoordinates 17.2° N, 72.4° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Turonian (93.5 - 89.3 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, green marl
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ), mechanical,
Primary reference: J. Sornay. 1974. Inocérames turoniens d'Afghanistan. Annales de Paléontologie (Invertébrés) 60(1):25-39 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 59212: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 21.03.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Inoceramus aff. schloenbachi, Inoceramus waltersdorfensis, Inoceramus cf. fiegei, Inoceramus cf. vancouverensis, "Inoceramus ex gr. ernsti" = Inoceramus (Inoceramus) ernsti, "Inoceramus striatoconcentricus" = Mytiloides striatoconcentricus
Inoceramus cf. vancouverensis Shumard 1858 clam
"Inoceramus ex gr. ernsti" = Inoceramus (Inoceramus) ernsti Heinz 1928 clam
"Inoceramus striatoconcentricus" = Mytiloides striatoconcentricus Gümbel 1968 clam desribed as a new subspecies I. striatoconcentricus sabzakensis
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