Kharag Island [Upper Fars] (Pliocene of Iran)

Where: Iran (26.5° N, 60.3° E: paleocoordinates 25.6° N, 60.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Fars Formation, Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Probably from the Upper Fars Fm, which regionally overlies the Middle Fars Fm. AGE: Pliocene, on the basis of macrofossil biostratigraphy. Assigned by enterer to Early Pliocene on the basis of stratigraphic position. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Unknown, possibly Geological Suyrvey of India, or British Museum of Natural History..

Primary reference: L. R. Cox. 1936. Fossil Mollusca from southern Persia (Iran) and Bahrein Island. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India 22(2):1-67 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79070: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 24.02.2008

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Probably not exhaustive, but listing characteristic taxa. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but with antiquated nomenclature. Identifications by L. R. Cox (British Museum).
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