Parandaz Mountain, Turkman Valley (Cretaceous to of Afghanistan)

Also known as Reef 2010

Where: Afghanistan (34.7° N, 68.7° E: paleocoordinates 17.0° N, 71.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Cenomanian to Cenomanian (100.5 - 89.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• rudist limestones

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. F. d. Lapparent, J. Philip, P. Marie and P. Dufaure. 1974. La Montagne de Parandaz et les transgressions cretacees en Afghanistan central [Parandaz Mountain and the Cretaceous transgressions in central Afghanistan]. Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France 16(3):311-318 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 74217: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 31.07.2007

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Biradiolites cf. lumbricalis d'Orbigny 1910 rudist
Sauvagesiinae indet. Douvillé 1908 rudist
Radiolitinae indet. Gray 1848 rudist
 Hippuritida - Requieniidae
? Apricardia sp. Guéranger 1853 rudist