Upper Permian Fossils from Island of Salamis, Greeoe

Abstract

The Upper Permian fossils are discovered from the southern coast of Kaki Vigla Bay in the Island of Salamis, Greece. They comprise twelve species of foraminifers (Palaeofusulina cf. fusiformis, Reichelina cf. cribroseptata, Colaniella parva, C. inflata, Wanganella sp., Nodosaria longissima, etc), six species of brachiopods (Haydenella? sp., Wellerella sp., Hustedia sp., Reticulariina cf. netschaewi, etc.), and three species of corals (Pleramplexus leptoconicus, "Neozaphrentis" permicus, and Asserculina? sp.). The foraminiferal assemblage indicates the latest Permian Changhsingian age which is generally considered to be equivalent to the late Dzhulfian (Dorashamian), while the general characters of brachiopods and corals show the early Dzhulfian age (Araksian). The discrepancy of the age suggests some overlapping between the Changhsingian and the early Dzhulfian. Brief systematic descriptions are also given.