Lower Fars Fm (Miocene of Iran)

Where: Iran (29.6° N, 52.4° E: paleocoordinates 26.1° N, 49.6° E)

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When: Lower Fars Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Asmari Limestone, which regionally overlies the Asmari Limestone, and is overlain by the Middle Fars Fm. AGE: Early Miocene, on the basis of macrofossil similarity to Burdigalian and Upper Gaj strata. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From basal "gypsum beds" of formation.

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Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, gypsiferous limestone

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow subtidal carbonate environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Limestone, gypsum beds, . LITHIFICATION: Lithified on the basis of figured specimens from adjacent beds.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: G.E. Pilgrim, c. 1900's. REPOSITORY: Unknown, possibly Geological Suyrvey of India, or British Museum of Natural History.

Primary reference: L. R. Cox. 1936. Fossil Mollusca from southern Persia (Iran) and Bahrein Island. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India 22(2):1-67 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79064: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 24.02.2008

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Probably not exhaustive, but listing characteristic taxa. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but with antiquated nomenclature. Identifications by L. R. Cox (British Museum).
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Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia sp.
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea latimarginata
Ostrea latimarginata Vredenburg 1908 oyster
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp.
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Clausinella persica
Clausinella persica Cox 1936 venus clam