Chhidru West, Section 6A, Bed 3 (T63-151, K3-3): Griesbachian, Pakistan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ophiceratidae
Ophiceras connectens Schindewolf 1954
Strophomenata - Productida
Spinomarginifera sp. Huang 1932
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula cf. borealis Bittner 1899
Rowell 1970
recombined as Lingularia borealis
(1 measurement)
unclassified
Echinodermata indet. Klein 1754
see common names

Geography
Country:Pakistan
Coordinates: 32.6° North, 71.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.5° South, 56.5° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Early/Lower Triassic
10 m.y. bin:Triassic 1
Key time interval:Griesbachian
Age range of interval:251.90200 - 251.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Mianwali Member:Kathwai B
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:"cross stratification",planar lamination,red or brown lithified dolomite
Lithology description: Dolomite, grayish-orange to dark yellowish-orange, finely crystalline, laminated, locally cross-bedded
Environment:shallow subtidal 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:95276
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2010-04-11 14:44:16 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2010-04-11 14:44:16
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

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]

Secondary references:

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]