New, early ostracods from the Ordovician (Tremadocian) of Iran: systematic, biogeographical and palaeoecological significance

New Tremadocian ostracod material from the Alborz Mountains of Iran confirms the early and widespread occurrence of the Ordovician genus Nanopsis, and the apparently simultaneous first appearance of ostracods in the fossil record at the level of the P. deltifer conodont biozone (485.5 Ma) from China...

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Published in:Alcheringa (Sydney) 2011-12, Vol.35 (4), p.517-529
Main Authors: Pour, Mansoureh Ghobadi, Mohibullah, Mohibullah, Williams, Mark, Popov, Leonid E., Tolmacheva, Tatiana Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biogeography
ecology
evolution
Iran
Ordovician
ostracods
Tremadocian
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Summary:New Tremadocian ostracod material from the Alborz Mountains of Iran confirms the early and widespread occurrence of the Ordovician genus Nanopsis, and the apparently simultaneous first appearance of ostracods in the fossil record at the level of the P. deltifer conodont biozone (485.5 Ma) from China to Argentina. Nanopsis pairidaeza sp. nov. adds to the pool of species diversity for the Early Ordovician, though documented Tremadocian ostracod generic diversity remains low, with only four genera. The presence of Early Ordovician ostracods in Alborz, their occurrence elsewhere in palaeocontinental Gondwana, Baltica and China coupled to their marked absence from the Tremadocian of Laurentia and Siberia, supports the notion of the earliest occurrence of ostracods centred on Gondwana/Baltica.
ISSN:0311-5518
1752-0754
DOI:10.1080/03115518.2011.538909