USNM9159, Narmia Spring, Surghar Range: Changhsingian, Pakistan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula cf. borealis Bittner 1899
Rowell 1970
recombined as Lingularia borealis
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
? Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Orthothetina sp. Schellwien 1900
Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Lyttonia sp. Waagen 1883
synonym of Leptodus
Strophomenata - Productida
Spinomarginifera sp. Huang 1932
(1 measurement)
    = Spinomarginifera kathwaiensis Waterhouse and Gupta 1983
Waterhouse and Gupta 1983
Strophomenata - Productida - Schrenkiellidae
Linoproductus sp. (Chao 1927)
    = Linoproductus periovalis Waterhouse and Gupta 1983
Waterhouse and Gupta 1983
recombined as Schrenkiella periovalis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia sp. M'Coy 1844
    = Martinia acutomarginiformis Waterhouse and Gupta 1983
Waterhouse and Gupta 1983
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasmatidae indet. Schuchert 1913
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Spirigerella sp. Waagen 1883
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes informal sp. 2 Waldheim 1825
see common names

Geography
Country:Pakistan State/province:Punjab
Coordinates: 33.0° North, 71.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.3° South, 56.4° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Lopingian
Stage:Changhsingian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Changhsingian
Age range of interval:254.14000 - 251.90200 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Mianwali Member:Kathwai
Local section:2, Narmia Nala Local bed:3
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Collected from lowest 6 inches of Dolomite Unit (the lowest unit of the Kathwai Member).
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:dolomitic,shelly/skeletal,gray,red or brown grainstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Limestone, very pale orange to yellowish-gray, coquinoidal, partly dolomitized.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:41562
Authorizer:D. Bottjer, M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-16 13:15:17 Last modified:2008-08-06 18:13:34
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-16 13:15:17
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11135. R. E. Grant. 1970. Brachiopods from the Permian-Triassic boundary beds and age of Chhidru Formation, West Pakistan. Department of Geology, University of Kansas Special Publication 4:117-151 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/P. Wagner]

Secondary references:

11136 B. Kummel and C. Teichert. 1970. Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Permian-Triassic boundary beds, Salt Range and Trans-Indus Ranges, West Pakistan. Department of Geology, University of Kansas Special Publication 4:1-110 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/P. Wagner]
32426 A. J. Rowell. 1970. Lingula from the basal Triassic, Kathwai Member, Mianwali Formation, Salt Range and Surghar Range, West Pakistan. Stratigraphic Boundary Problems: Permian and Triassic of West Pakistan, Department of Geology, University of Kansas Special Publication 4:111-116 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
11039 J. B. Waterhouse and V. J. Gupta. 1983. An early Djulfian (Permian) brachiopod faunule from upper Shyok Valley, Karakorum Range, and the implcations for dating of allied faunas from Iran and Pakistan DATA NOT ENTERED: SEE M. Clapham FOR DETAILS. Contributions to Himalayan Geology 2: Stratigraphy and Structure of Kashmir and Ladakh Himalaya 188-233 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]