SIRENIA FOSSILS FROM QOM FORMATION (BURDIGALIAN) OF THE KABUDAR AHANG AREA, NORTHWEST IRAN

SIRENIA FOSSILS FROM QOM FORMATION (BURDIGALIAN) OF THE KABUDAR AHANG AREA, NORTHWEST IRAN

Fossil remains of sirenians (Mammalia; Dugongidae) are reported from the late early Miocene (Burdigalian) Qom Formation near the town of Shirin Su, northwest Kabudar Ahang region, west of Tehran, Iran. The fossils consist of partial postcranial skeletons preserved mostly as natural molds in limeston...

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Main Authors: NASROLLAH ABBASSI, DARYL P. DOMNING, NAVID NAVIDI IZAD, SAFOORA SHAKERI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Milano 2016-03-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Subjects:
Marine mammal fossils
Sirenia
Burdigalian
Qom Formation
Iran.
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/6901

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