Yak Kharka, Manang area, Tarap Formation, patch reef (Triassic of Nepal)

Also known as Reef 61

Where: Nepal (28.7° N, 84.0° E: paleocoordinates 31.2° S, 48.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Member (Tarap Formation), Norian (228.0 - 208.5 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified framestone and lithified bafflestone

• coral patch reefs

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. Garzanti, A. Nicora, and A. Tintori. 1994. Triassic stratigraphy and sedimentary evolution of the Annapurna Tethys Himalaya (Manang area, central Nepal). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 100(2):195-226 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 67621: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 29.11.2006, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Retiophyllia sp., Retiophyllia clathrata
Retiophyllia sp. Cuif 1966 stony coral
Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Pamiroseris rectilamellosa
Pamiroseris rectilamellosa Winckler 1861 stony coral
subspecies rectilamellosa