Shiranish village, Kolosh Fm (Paleocene of Iraq)
Where: Iraq (37.2° N, 42.8° E: paleocoordinates 23.0° N, 36.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Kolosh Formation, Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; gray, green shale and mudstone
• marginal marine to shallow marine
• green-gray shale and mudstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: M. Harzhauser, I. Hosgor, and J.-M. Pacaud. 2013. Thanetian gastropods from the Mesopotamian high folded zone in northern Iraq. Palaeontologische Zeitung 87(2):179-199 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 151895: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 15.10.2013
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Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda | |
Pachymelania islamogluae snail | |
Pseudoaluco mesopotamicus cerith snail | |
Faunus dominicii snail | |
Campanile zakhoense snail |