Renacuo (Triassic of China)

Where: Tibet, China (32.7° N, 84.3° E: paleocoordinates 22.2° N, 62.5° E)

When: Riganpeicuo Formation, Late/Upper Triassic (237.0 - 201.4 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified, calcareous reef rocks

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: recrystallized

Primary reference: J. Bo, X. Wang, J. Gao, J. Yao, G. Wang and E. Hou. 2017. Upper Triassic reef coral fauna in the Renacuo area, northern Tibet, and its implications for palaeobiogeography. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 2017(146):114-133 [W. Kiessling/N. Ashraf/N. Ashraf]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 232838: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Nida Ashraf on 31.12.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Conophyllopsis qamdoensis, Conophyllopsis gen
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Comoseridae
Araiophyllum triasicum, Araiophyllum gen
Araiophyllum gen stony coral
 Scleractinia - Tropiastraeidae
Guembelastraea guembelii, Guembelastraea aff. guembelii, Guembelastraea gen
Guembelastraea gen stony coral
 Scleractinia - Zardinophyllidae
Radiophyllia gen, Radiophyllia cf. astylatus
Radiophyllia gen stony coral
Radiophyllia cf. astylatus Deng 2006 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thecosmiliidae
"Furcophyllia septafindens" = Montlivaltia septafindens
"Furcophyllia septafindens" = Montlivaltia septafindens Volz 1896 stony coral
 Scleractinia -
Furcophyllia gen
Furcophyllia gen stony coral
 Scleractinia - Coryphylliidae
Khytrastrea sp., Khytrastrea gen, Pokljukosmilia gen, Pokljukosmilia cf. tuvalica
Khytrastrea sp. Roniewicz and Stanley 2013 stony coral
Khytrastrea gen stony coral
Pokljukosmilia gen stony coral
Pokljukosmilia cf. tuvalica Turnsek and Buser 1989 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Paracuifia sp., Paracuifia gen, "Retiophyllia ? sp." = Retiophyllia, "Retiophyllia multigranulata" = Retiophyllia, "Retiophyllia gen" = Retiophyllia, Retiophyllia gracilis, Retiophyllia cf. gracilis, "Parathecosmilia gen" = Retiophyllia, "Parathecosmilia sellae" = Retiophyllia sellae, "Parathecosmilia aff. sellae" = Retiophyllia sellae, Retiophyllia defilippi, "Retiophyllia clathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata, "Retiophyllia paraclathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata
Paracuifia sp. Melnikova 2001 stony coral
Paracuifia gen stony coral
"Retiophyllia ? sp." = Retiophyllia Cuif 1966 stony coral
"Retiophyllia multigranulata" = Retiophyllia stony coral
"Retiophyllia gen" = Retiophyllia stony coral
Retiophyllia gracilis Roniewicz 1989 stony coral
Retiophyllia cf. gracilis Roniewicz 1989 stony coral
"Parathecosmilia gen" = Retiophyllia stony coral
"Parathecosmilia sellae" = Retiophyllia sellae Stoppani 1865 stony coral
"Parathecosmilia aff. sellae" = Retiophyllia sellae Stoppani 1865 stony coral
Retiophyllia defilippi Stoppani 1865 stony coral
"Retiophyllia clathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral
"Retiophyllia paraclathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Margarosmilia zogangensis, Margarosmilia gen, Margarosmilia zieteni, Thamnomargarosmilia sp., Thamnomargarosmilia gen
Margarosmilia gen stony coral
Margarosmilia zieteni Klipstein 1843 stony coral
Thamnomargarosmilia sp. Melnikova 1996 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Stylophyllopsis cognata, Stylophyllopsis gen, Stylophyllum sp., Stylophyllum gen
Stylophyllopsis gen stony coral
Stylophyllum sp. Reuss 1854 stony coral
Stylophyllum gen stony coral
 Scleractinia - Procyclolitidae
Hydrasmilia gen, Hydrasmilia ornamenta, Hydrasmilia fossulata
Hydrasmilia gen stony coral
Hydrasmilia ornamenta Turnsek and Senowbari-Daryan 1994 stony coral
Hydrasmilia fossulata Turnsek and Senowbari-Daryan 1994 stony coral