Upper Devonian Brachiopods from Eastern Taurus (Turkey)

Abstract

During a field expedition in Taurus (SE Turkey) in order to studythe Lower Palaeozoic series, a small brachiopod fauna was collectedin the Kozan area in beds of supposed Silurian age. After closerexamination, the age of this fauna is clearly Upper Devonian, probablyLower Frasnian, and this implies a reassessment of the age of theseries. This assemblage also shows close affinities with similar NorthGondwanan faunas described in Iran and Afghanistan in beds of thesame age.