ammonites
Israel Zuk Tamrur boreholes Late Permian shale 2741m (Permian of Israel)

Where: Israel (31.7° N, 34.8° E: paleocoordinates 21.6° S, 35.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Permian Palynozone (undifferentiated) zone, Sa'ad Formation, Permian (298.9 - 252.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; shale

• Abundance of sandstone and plant remains suggest a fluviatile environment, the coaly material deposited in the swamps.
• Sa'ad Formation: mainly quartz arenite with anhydritic cement; coaly shales, mud cracks and plant remains appear in places; few layers of limestone and dolostone.

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•(this sample was collected from a shale layer)

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: core, chemical, mechanical,

Primary reference: Y. Eshet. 1990. Paleozoic-Mesozoic Palynology of Israel: I: Palynological Aspects of the Permo-Triassic Succession in the Subsurface of Israel. Geological Survey of Israel 81:1-57 [C. Looy/F. Verbruggen/J. Cassara] more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31475: authorized by Cindy Looy, entered by Frederike Verbruggen on 14.05.2003