Renacuo (Triassic of China)

Where: Tibet, China (32.7° N, 84.3° E: paleocoordinates 22.2° N, 62.5° E)

When: Riganpeicuo Formation, Late/Upper Triassic (237.0 - 201.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lithified, calcareous reef rocks

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: recrystallized

Primary reference: J. Bo, X. Wang, J. Gao, J. Yao, G. Wang and E. Hou. 2017. Upper Triassic reef coral fauna in the Renacuo area, northern Tibet, and its implications for palaeobiogeography. 2017(146):114-133 [W. Kiessling/N. Ashraf/N. Ashraf]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 232838: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Nida Ashraf on 31.12.2023

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Tropiastraeidae
 Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Stylophyllum sp. Reuss 1854 stony coral
Stylophyllum gen stony coral
Stylophyllopsis gen stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Araiophyllum gen stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
"Furcophyllia septafindens" = Montlivaltia septafindens
"Furcophyllia septafindens" = Montlivaltia septafindens Volz 1896 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Procyclolitidae
Hydrasmilia gen stony coral
Hydrasmilia fossulata Turnsek and Senowbari-Daryan 1994 stony coral
Hydrasmilia ornamenta Turnsek and Senowbari-Daryan 1994 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Margarosmilia gen stony coral
Margarosmilia zieteni Klipstein 1843 stony coral
Thamnomargarosmilia sp. Melnikova 1996 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Coryphylliidae
Khytrastrea sp. Roniewicz and Stanley 2013 stony coral
Khytrastrea gen stony coral
Pokljukosmilia gen stony coral
Pokljukosmilia cf. tuvalica Turnsek and Buser 1989 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Paracuifia sp., Paracuifia gen, "Retiophyllia ? sp." = Retiophyllia, "Retiophyllia multigranulata" = Retiophyllia, "Retiophyllia gen" = Retiophyllia, "Retiophyllia clathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata, "Retiophyllia paraclathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata, "Parathecosmilia gen" = Retiophyllia, Retiophyllia defilippi, Retiophyllia gracilis, Retiophyllia cf. gracilis, "Parathecosmilia sellae" = Retiophyllia sellae, "Parathecosmilia aff. sellae" = Retiophyllia sellae
Paracuifia sp. Melnikova 2001 stony coral
Paracuifia gen stony coral
"Retiophyllia ? sp." = Retiophyllia Cuif 1966 stony coral
"Retiophyllia multigranulata" = Retiophyllia stony coral
"Retiophyllia gen" = Retiophyllia stony coral
"Retiophyllia clathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral
"Retiophyllia paraclathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral
"Parathecosmilia gen" = Retiophyllia stony coral
Retiophyllia defilippi Stoppani 1865 stony coral
Retiophyllia gracilis Roniewicz 1989 stony coral
Retiophyllia cf. gracilis Roniewicz 1989 stony coral
"Parathecosmilia sellae" = Retiophyllia sellae Stoppani 1865 stony coral
"Parathecosmilia aff. sellae" = Retiophyllia sellae Stoppani 1865 stony coral
 Scleractinia -
Furcophyllia gen stony coral
 Scleractinia - Zardinophyllidae
Radiophyllia gen stony coral
Radiophyllia cf. astylatus Deng 2006 stony coral