Kang Pla Limestone, Ban Pha Khan, Lampang-Phrae Basin, N Thailand (Triassic of Thailand)

Also known as Reef 3042

Where: Thailand (17.6° N, 100.5° E: paleocoordinates 6.5° N, 85.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Kang Pla Formation (Lampang Group), Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)

• 80-330 m thick.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified, gray limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 44813: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 17.09.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Halobiidae
"Zittelihalobia comata" = Halobia (Zittelihalobia)
"Zittelihalobia comata" = Halobia (Zittelihalobia) oyster
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae
Spiriferina sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
"Thecosmilia aff. oppeli" = Retiophyllia oppeli
"Thecosmilia aff. oppeli" = Retiophyllia oppeli Reuss 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Margarosmilia sp. Volz 1896 stony coral