<em>POROSPHAERA</em> (PORIFERA), A GLOBULAR SPONGE FROM THE UPPER JURASSIC OF THE CENTRAL IRAN

Porosphaera, an abundant small spherical calcisponge, well known from Cretaceous strata of Europe, was found in Middle and Upper Jurassic deposits of east-central Iran. This is the first record of Porosphaera from the Jurassic, except for a questionable occurrence of the genus from the Upper Jurassi...

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Main Authors: BABA SENOWBARI-DARYAN, FRANZ T. FÜRSICH, MARKUS WILMSEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2011-11-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
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Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/5985