ammonites
Nayband Fm, Locality 1 - Wali-Abad (Triassic of Iran)

Where: Iran (31.2° N, 52.7° E: paleocoordinates 4.6° N, 40.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nayband Formation, Rhaetian (205.6 - 201.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

• The Nayband Formation describes a series of siliciclastic-calcareous deposits comprising shales, sandstones, conglomerates, and cherty, detrital as well as reefal carbonates

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: specimens at the Institue of Paleontology, Erlangen-Nurnberg University (Senowbari-Daryan: Triassic Iran)

Primary reference: P. Schaefer, B. Senowbari-Daryan, and A. Hamedani. 2003. Stenolaemate bryozoans from the Upper Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian) Nayband Formation, Central Iran. Facies 49:135-150 [D. Bottjer/C. Powers/C. Jamet] more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41330: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Catherine Powers on 12.07.2004, edited by Loic Villier