Coral Reef Facies, Carnian, Nam Beng Basin, Luang Prabang (Triassic of Laos)

Also known as Reef 3041

Where: Laos (20.0° N, 102.0° E: paleocoordinates 14.5° N, 87.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified reef rocks

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 44793: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 17.09.2004, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
? Retiophyllia sp. Cuif 1966 stony coral