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ABSTRACT
Silurian trilobites of the Niur Formation in the Robat-e-Gharebil area are described and illustrated. Three genera and five species are identified, including: Calymene dastanpouri sp. nov. Calymene sp., Flexicalymene meeki, Gravicalymene hagani and Dalmanites ypacarayensis. The palaeogeographic relationships of the Eastern Alborz Range with the Northern Gondwana supercontinent during the Late Palaeozoic are also considered. The Early Silurian trilobites of lower part of the Niur Formation were comparable with those of other parts of Iran, Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Middle East and South of China. This similarity suggests that the Robat-e-Gharebil area (Kopeh Dagh region) was part of the peri- Gondwana supercontinent during the Early Silurian.
Acknowledgments
Our sincere thanks go to Dr. Raimund Feist (Université de Montpellier, France) for the provided much guidance and advice, which were very helpful in improving the manuscript. Authors are grateful to Fatane Zamani (University of Isfahan) and Dr. Ebrahim Mohammadi (Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman) for constructive reviews, and fieldwork. We gratefully acknowledge the research funding provided for this project (No. 94/5280) by Institute of Science, High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran.
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