Katagay Ghar, Section K, Wardak (Permian of Afghanistan)

Where: Afghanistan (34.1° N, 68.5° E: paleocoordinates 42.9° S, 69.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: B1 Member (Wardak B Formation), Sakmarian (295.5 - 290.1 Ma)

• PJW: informal formation & member name from Leven 1997

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified sandstone and lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Termier, H. Termier, A.F. Lapparent and P. Marin. 1974. Monographie du Permo-Carbonifère de Wardak (Afghanistan Central). Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de la Faculté des Sciences de Lyon, Hors Série 2:1-165 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 119245: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 22.10.2011

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Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Neochonetes variolata d'Orbigny 1842
 Productida - Aulostegidae
"Taeniothaerus permixtus" = Reedoconcha permixta
"Taeniothaerus permixtus" = Reedoconcha permixta Reed 1932
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
"Wardakia grandis" = Derbyia grandis
"Wardakia grandis" = Derbyia grandis Waagen 1884
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae
"Tomiopsis angulata" = Ingelarella angulata
"Tomiopsis angulata" = Ingelarella angulata Campbell 1959
var. nana
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Aperispirifer undatus" = Neospirifer undatus
"Aperispirifer undatus" = Neospirifer undatus Reed 1944
 Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae
"Licharewia spinosa" = Punctocyrtella spinosa
"Licharewia spinosa" = Punctocyrtella spinosa Plodowski 1968
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
"Orthotichia bistriata" = Kotlaia bistriata
"Orthotichia bistriata" = Kotlaia bistriata Reed 1944