Pordzhilga River Valley, Tajikistan (Triassic of Tajikistan)

Where: Tajikistan (37.3° N, 75.0° E: paleocoordinates 30.9° N, 60.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bortepa Formation, Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: G.K. Melnikova. 1996. New Triassic Colonial Scleractinians from the Southeastern Pamirs. Paleontological Journal 30(2):128-134 [W. Kiessling/B. Brenneis/B. Brenneis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 42750: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Benjamin Brenneis on 05.08.2004

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria rhaetica n. sp. Melnikova 1996 stony coral