Conodont research
An unidentified S0 conodont element from the Ordovician of the Amdeh Formation, Oman.
Recent conodont research has focussed on several important Ordovician and Silurian faunas from the Middle East.
These are important for
- biostratigraphical
- palaeogeographical
reconstructions for this area, where relatively few conodont faunas have been published.
We have expanded our collections with acquisitions from these faunas.
Conodonts from the Silurian of Iran
Conodonts from the Silurian of Iran collected by Dr Vachik Hairapetian (Islamic Azad University, Esfahan, Iran) are being investigated with Dr Peep Männik (Tallinn Technical University, Estonia). Conodonts from this area are relatively unstudied so they are new and important taxonomic collections.
Conodonts from the collection are providing geological dating for
- microvertebrates
- ostracod
faunas already published from this area.
Ordovician of Oman
Recent acquisitions from the Ordovician of Oman have resulted from collaborations with
- Dr Alan Heward (Petrogas, Oman)
- Dr Ivan Sansom (University of Birmingham)
The collections are important because they are providing geological dating evidence for coeval discoveries of early fish and crinoid remains recently published from the area.