Dorasham, Araxilevis Beds, Dzhulfa Gorge, Arax River (Permian of Azerbaijan)

Where: Azerbaijan (39.0° N, 45.5° E: paleocoordinates 3.1° S, 40.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Julfa Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: V. E. Ruzhentsev and T. G. Sarycheva. 1965. The Development and Change of Marine Organisms at the Palaeozoic-Mesozoic Boundary. Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta 108:1-431 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 116754: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 11.09.2011

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Wellerella arthaberi Tschernyschew 1914
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
"Araxathyris araxensis" = Transcaucasathyris araxensis
"Araxathyris araxensis" = Transcaucasathyris araxensis Grunt 1965
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Strophomenata
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Leptodus nobilis Waagen 1883
Leptodus richthofeni Kayser 1883
 Productida -
 Productida - Productidae
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
"Compressoproductus djulfensis" = Sarytchevinella djulfensis
"Compressoproductus djulfensis" = Sarytchevinella djulfensis Stoyanow 1910
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella julfensis1 Garbelli et al. 2014
Orthothetina dzhulfensis Sokolskaja 1965