Where: Iran (36.9° N, 55.2° E: paleocoordinates 40.4° S, 60.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ruteh Formation, Capitanian (265.0 - 259.0 Ma)

• The Ruteh Formation is Wordian-Capitanian in age but the boundary is difficult to place. This sample comes from the middle part of the formation and the presence of Lopingian-type genera may suggest that it is Capitanian in age.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, shelly/skeletal wackestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Crippa and L. Angiolini. 2012. Guadalupian (Permian) brachiopods from the Ruteh limestone, north Iran. GeoArabia 17:125-176 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 125259: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 07.03.2012

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