Coupe De Dewal, Koh-e Qas Formation (Devonian of Afghanistan)

Where: Ghazni, Afghanistan (33.8° N, 68.0° E: paleocoordinates 26.1° S, 128.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Koh-e Qas Formation (Sayed Tabib Group), Lochkovian (419.2 - 410.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, sandy conglomerate

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: B. Mistiaen. 1985. Phénomènes récifaux dans le Dévonien d'Afghanistan (Montagnes Centrales) - Analyse et systématique des Stromatopores. Societe Geologique du Nord (11)1-381 [W. Kiessling/F. Reichel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 75032: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Falko Reichel on 16.09.2007

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Lanceamyonia sp., Hawellella cf. mercuri
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Protocortezorthis cf. fornicatimurvata, Isorthis sp.
Isorthis sp. Kozlowski 1929
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Havlicekia cf. miopleura
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
? Ivanothyris gibbosa
 Athyridida - Retziidae
Retzia sp.
Retzia sp. King 1850
 Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira sp.
Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
Strophomenata
 Productida - Productellidae
Productella sp.
 Strophomenida - Eodevonariidae
Eodevonaria sp.
Eodevonaria sp. Twenhofel 1914
 Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae
Mclearnites sp.
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Leptostrophia sp.
Leptostrophia sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaenopyxis sp.
Leptaenopyxis sp. Havlícek 1963