Where: Kurdistan, Iraq (37.2° N, 43.2° E: paleocoordinates 24.2° N, 37.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Biozone 1A, 4-5A, 1F zone, Sinjar Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone
Size class: mesofossils
Collection methods: Geology Department, University of Baghdad
Primary reference: E. K. Al-Dulaimi and S. I. Al-Dulaimi. 2017. A study of biostratigraphy of Sinjar Formation in selected sections from northern Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Science 58(2B):891-916 [M. Clapham/K. Hassell]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 215108: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Keenan Hassell on 30.10.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Florideophyceae | |
Amphiroa iraquensis Johnson 1964 | |
Rhodophyceae | |
Pycnoporidium sp. Yabe and Toyama 1928 | |
Chlorophyceae | |
Parkerella sp. Morellet and Morellet 1922 | |
Foraminifera | |