A preliminary report on new Ediacaran fossils from Iran
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Abstract
Recent exploratory field mapping of marine sedimentary sequences in the Koushk Mine locality of the Bafq region in Central Iran, and on the northern slopes of the Elborz Mountains south of the Caspian Sea, has yielded large complex body and trace fossils of Neoproterozoic–early Cambrian age. The recovered specimens resemble the previously documented Precambrian discoidal form Persimedusites, and a the tubular morphotype Corumbella, which is a novel occurrence for Iran and otherwise only recorded before from Brazil and the western USA. Additional enigmatic traces can not yet be interpreted unequivocally, but suggest that future work may uncover more unusual Ediacaran fossils from various localities in Central Iran.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 230-243 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Alcheringa |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 3 Apr 2018 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Keywords
- Corumbella, Koushk Mine, Neoproterozoic, Persimedusites, Yazd region