W1290, Section 12, Mugu-Popa Trail, Karnali: Changhsingian, Nepal

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
Marginalosia kalikotei (Waterhouse 1975)
2 specimens
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Megasteges nepalensis Waterhouse 1975
1 specimen
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Productina indet. Sutton 1938
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
? Phricodothyris sp. George 1932
3 specimens
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer ravaniformis Waterhouse 1978
1 specimen
recombined as Betaneospirifer ravaniformis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Spiriferella oblata n. sp. Waterhouse 1978
60 specimens
recombined as Arcullina oblata
(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
? Spirigerella sp. Waagen 1883
3 specimens
? Cleiothyridina informal sp. B Buckman 1906
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
? Heterelasma sp. Girty 1908
1 specimen
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Beecheriidae
Hoskingia dieneri Waterhouse 1978
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasmatidae informal indet. A Schuchert 1913
3 specimens
(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalinidae indet. Frech 1891
1 specimen
(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
? Clavicosta rugatula Waterhouse 1978
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
Etheripecten sp. Waterhouse 1963
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Nepal
Coordinates: 29.6° North, 83.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:50.7° South, 62.8° 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
Geological group:Namlang Formation:Senja Member:Nisal
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Correlation is difficult, but stratigraphic position suggests Changhsingian age.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Some collections were of individual specimens, others as large as possible under the circumstances, with a few localities represented by rock weighing more than 50 kg. Most collections were made from just over 50 measured sections, and are under good stratigraphic control.
Metadata
Database number:43194
Authorizer:D. Bottjer Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-08-10 15:45:59 Last modified:2013-08-31 13:54:53
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-10 15:45:59
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11418. J. B. Waterhouse. 1978. Permian Brachiopoda and Mollusca from north-west Nepal. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 160(1-6):1-175 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]