Coral Reef Facies, Carnian, Nam Beng Basin, Luang Prabang: Carnian, Laos

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
    = ? Retiophyllia sp. Cuif 1966
Kiessling 2003
see common names

Geography
Country:Laos
Coordinates: 20.0° North, 102.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:4.1° South, 105.1° East (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period: Triassic Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Carnian 10 m.y. bin: Triassic 3
Key time interval: Carnian
Age range of interval: 237 - 227.3 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "reef rocks"
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 3041
Database number:44793
Authorizer:D. Bottjer, W. Kiessling Enterer:M. Clapham, W. Kiessling
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-09-17 11:00:38 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2004-09-17 11:00:38
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:

11693. V. Khuc. 2000. The Triassic of Indochina Peninsula and its interregional correlation. Permian-Triassic Evolution of Tethys and Western Circum-Pacific 221-233 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

9159 W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]