Where: Herat, Afghanistan (34.6° N, 62.0° E: paleocoordinates 34.6° N, 62.0° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Givetian to Givetian (387.7 - 372.2 Ma)
• Bed 15 is 5m thick
Environment/lithology: marine; gray limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Originals are housed in the Geological Institute of the University of Kabul (GIFa/Fa).
Primary reference: M. Farsan. 1981. New Asteropyginae (Trilobita) from the Devonian of Afghanistan. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 176(4-6):158-171 [A. Miller/J. Sessa]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 70144: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Jocelyn Sessa on 19.03.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Lophophorata | |
Multiconus sp. Ljaschenko 1955 | |
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Strophomenata | |
Xystostrophia umbraculum von Schlotheim 1820 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Desquamatia sp. Alekseeva 1960
"Atrypa" sp. Dalman 1828 | |
? Orthospirifer sp. Pitrat 1975 | |
Cyrtospirifer sp. Nalivkin 1924 | |
Tentaculita | |
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Trilobita | |
"Neocalmonia heratensis n. sp." = Radiopyge heratensis, Neocalmonia mariamae, Neocalmonia pentacosta, Neocalmonia erbeni, Neocalmonia zendadjanensis n. sp.
"Neocalmonia heratensis n. sp." = Radiopyge heratensis Farsan 1981 trilobite Neocalmonia (Radiopyge) heratensis n. subgen, n. sp.
Neocalmonia zendadjanensis n. sp. trilobite Neocalmonia (Hexacosta) zendadjanensis n. subgen, n. sp. Besides the holotype and 1 paratype, 1 pygidium and 1 complete cephalon were found.
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