Where: Sulaymaniyah, Iraq (35.3° N, 45.4° E: paleocoordinates 22.1° N, 38.8° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Biozone 1A,1F, 2F zone, Sinjar Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone
Size class: mesofossils
Collection methods: Geology Department, University of Baghdad
Primary reference: E. K. Al-Dulaimi and S. I. Al-Dulaimi. 2017. A study of biostratigraphy of Sinjar Formation in selected sections from northern Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Science 58(2B):891-916 [M. Clapham/K. Hassell]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 215164: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Keenan Hassell on 31.10.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Florideophyceae | |
Archaeolithothamnium sp. Rothpletz 1891
Distichoplax biserialis Dieterich 1927 | |
Rhodophyceae | |
Parachaetetes asvapatii Pia 1936 | |
Chlorophyceae | |
Globothalamea | |
Foraminifera | |
Miscellanea miscella d'Archiac and Haime 1853 |