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Peri-Gondwana Late Early–Middle Cambrian trilobites from the Kuhbanan Formation in Dahu section, Kerman Province, Iran

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Outcropped of the Kuhbanan Formation at Dahu, near Zarand, about 63 km north of Kerman, Iran contains peri-Gondwana trilobites. In this study, 185 trilobite samples including six species and genera were identified and described from Dahu section. This trilobite’s assemblage including Redlichia noetlingi, Redlichia sp., Kermanella kuhbananensis, Kermanella lata lata, Kermanella lata minuta, Iranoleesia pisiformis, and Iranaspis sp. based on occurrence of the trilobite fauna a late Early to Middle Cambrian (Series 2–3) is suggested for this strata. These trilobite fauna help confirm conclusions from recent geological studies that place the Kerman Basin of Iran during the Cambrian.

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I thank Fatane Zamani (Isfahan University, Iran) for many helpful comments on the manuscript. This work is supported by the Institute of Science, High Technology & Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran.

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Ameri, H. Peri-Gondwana Late Early–Middle Cambrian trilobites from the Kuhbanan Formation in Dahu section, Kerman Province, Iran. Arab J Geosci 8, 1467–1478 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-013-1207-8

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