Locality 550a - Kaskol Bed, East of Bolshoi Kaskol lake.: Katian, Kazakhstan
collected by I.F. Nikitin 1954

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Tetradiida - Tetradiidae
Rhabdotetradium cribriforme
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Triplesia sp. Hall 1859
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Sowerbyella sinensis Wang and Jin 1964
recombined as Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) sinensis
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Tetraphalerella bestiubensis n. sp. Nikitin et al. 2003
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Glyptomenidae
Glyptomena kaskolica n. sp. Nikitin et al. 2003
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Rhynchotrema seletensis Nikitin et al. 2003
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Dinorthis taukensis Nikitin et al. 2003
Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypinidae
Nalivkinia (Pronalivkinia) zvontsovi Nikitin et al. 2003
recombined as Rongatrypa zvontsovi
Sulcatospira prima Popov et al. 1999
unclassified
Khangalites koskolensis
original and current combination Khangailites
see common names

Geography
Country:Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 52.3° North, 72.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:16.8° South, 67.0° East
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Late/Upper Ordovician
Stage:middle Late Ordovician
Key time interval:Katian Graptolite zone: Climacograptus clingani - Pleurograptus linearis
Age range of interval:453.00000 - 445.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Tauken
Local section:Bolshoi Kaskol Lake Local bed:70 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: corresponds with the upper Anderken and Dulankara regional stages. "Kaskol Bed" is used informally.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Lithology description: Brachiopods occur in beds and lenses of bioclastic limestone (content of bioclasts on aver− age 40–50%), within a 60 metre thick unit of argillaceous limestone
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:I.F. Nikitin Collection dates:1954
Metadata
Database number:161989
Authorizer:P. Wagner Enterer:P. Wagner
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2014-09-16 22:30:37 Last modified:2019-01-17 12:27:37
Access level:the public Released:2014-09-16 22:30:37
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

52766. I. F. Nikitin, L. E. Popov, and M. G. Bassett. 2003. Late Ordovician brachiopods from the Selety river basin, north Central Kazakhstan. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 48(1):39-54 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]