Chhidru West, Section 6A, Bed 8 (Triassic of Pakistan)

Where: Pakistan (32.6° N, 71.8° E: paleocoordinates 40.5° S, 56.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Kathwai Member (Mianwali Formation), Griesbachian (252.2 - 251.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, shelly/skeletal, gray dolomite

• Dolomite, calcitic, grayish-orange, upper part dolomitic limestone, rich in shell and echinoderm fragments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 110936: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 16.06.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Miocidaridae
"Miocidaris pakistanensis" = Permocidaris pakistanensis
"Miocidaris pakistanensis" = Permocidaris pakistanensis Linck 1955 pencil urchin
Ophiuroidea
 Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae
Aplocoma cf. torrii Desio 1951 brittle star