Srednebotuobinsky bioherms (Cambrian of Russian Federation)

Also known as Reef 233

Where: Russian Federation (61.7° N, 112.7° E: paleocoordinates 14.7° S, 8.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Osinsky Formation, Tommotian (525.5 - 521.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope or ramp reef; lithified reef rocks

• gentle slope of an extended platform (Nepa-Botuoba)
• type 1b bioherms: less pronounced buildups, asymmetrical geometry, 40-60 thick

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: core,

Primary reference: V. G. Kuznetsov and O. V. Postnikova. 1988. Geometry and internal structure of subsurface Lower Cambrian reefs of the Siberian Platform: Osinsky Horizon (Aldanian), Nepsko-Botuobinsky Anteclise, southern central Siberia. Facies 19:259-270 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 80847: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.05.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Renalcis
  - Chabakoviacea
Renalcis sp. Vologdin 1932
Epiphyton
  - Ludloviaceae
Epiphyton sp. Bornemann 1886