West of Khura, base of Upper Productus-limestone, Salt Range (Permian of Pakistan)

Where: Pakistan (32.4° N, 72.2° E: paleocoordinates 43.1° S, 55.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Chhidru Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• Base of the upper Productus-limestone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. H. Waagen. 1879. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part I. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(1):1-72 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 90252: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.07.2009

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Crinoidea
 Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae
"Cyathocrinus" goliathus6 Waagen 1885 Sea lily
Chondrichthyes
 Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae
Helodopsis elongata Waagen 1879 chimaera
Strophomenata
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
"Strophalosia rarispina" = Echinalosia rarispina4
"Strophalosia rarispina" = Echinalosia rarispina4 Waagen 1884
 Productida - Linoproductidae
"Productus lineatus" = Linoproductus lineatus4
"Productus lineatus" = Linoproductus lineatus4 Waagen 1884
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
"Productus compressus" = Compressoproductus compressus4
"Productus compressus" = Compressoproductus compressus4 Waagen 1884
"very lowest beds"
 Productida - Richthofeniidae
Richthofenia lawrenciana5 de Koninck 1863
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
"Camerophoria purdoni" = Stenoscisma purdoni3
"Camerophoria purdoni" = Stenoscisma purdoni3 Davidson 1862
 Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Hemiptychina inflata2 Waagen 1882
yellow marly beds at very base
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasmina plicata n. gen.2 Waagen 1882
yellow marly beds forming very base