Bed 7 - Pholas Bed (Konkian) (Miocene of Iran)

Where: Iran (36.0° N, 51.2° E: paleocoordinates 35.5° N, 50.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Konka Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the "Pholas" beds, which overlies the Middle Miocene Spaniodontella beds. THICKNESS: From unit of 50-60 m thick, within section that totals ~375 m. AGE: Konkian (Middle Miocene). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From bed 7 (middle of three units in the Konkian horizon.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, shelly/skeletal, gray marl and poorly lithified, shelly/skeletal, gray claystone

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine siliciclastic environment, possibly nearshore based on faunal composition.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Marl and claystone, light grey; containing abundant fossils. LITHIFICATION: Pooly lithified, on the basis of facies description and adjacent facies.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: Not stated, presumbaly P. E. Süssli. REPOSITORY: Not stated, presumably Geological Survey of Iran.

Primary reference: P. E. Süssli. 1976. The Geology of the Lower Haraz Valley area, Central Alborz, Iran. Geological Society of Iran Report 38 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 77201: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 31.12.2007

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda and bivalvia. NOMENCLATURE: Antiquated, but mostly assigned to species level.
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Angiospermae
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix sp.
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar italica, Tapes aff. modesta
Pitar italica venus clam
Tapes aff. modesta venus clam