| Summary: | A diverse and well-preserved microphytoplankton assemblage is reported from a measured section
of Frasnian–Famennian (Upper Devonian) Padeha and Bahram Formations in Shahzadeh Mohammad
area, northwestern Kerman, southeast Iran. The palynoflora assemblage contains 17 genera and 23 species of
acritarchs, chitinozoa, scolecodont and rich miospore taxa. 57 species (25 genera) of miospores were identified
and 5 assemblage biozones were defined from the Shahzadeh Mohammad section. The miospore composition
is similar to neighboring localities in Southern and Northern Iran, but it shows significant similarities with
palynoflora from more distant localities, e.g. Saudi Arabia, Western Australia or Algeria. This implies a close
relationship between the Iranian platform and other areas of the Northern Gondwana and southern Laurentia
Domain during the late Devonian. The investigated section was deposited in a shallow marine environment with
tropical conditions during the Frasnian-Famennian period.
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