Abstract

FALAHATGAR, Mostafa; MAY, Andreas  and  SARFI, Mehdi. First report of the rugose coral Hexagonaria davidsoni from the Khoshyeilagh Formation (Devonian), Alborz Mountains, Northeastern Iran. Bol. Soc. Geol. Mex [online]. 2018, vol.70, n.3, pp.787-795. ISSN 1405-3322.  https://doi.org/10.18268/bsgm2018v70n3a11.

The Middle to Late Devonian Khoshyeilagh Formation successions are here reported from the Khoshyeilagh neck, Alborz Mountains, Northeastern Iran. This formation is very fossiliferous. The rugose coral Hexagonaria davidsoni occurs within Frasnian strata and is the first report of this species from the Khoshyeilagh Formation.

Keywords : Devonian; Frasnian; rugose corals; Anthozoa; Alborz Mountains; Iran.

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