Kathwai, Section 10, Bed 6 (Triassic of Pakistan)

Where: Pakistan (32.5° N, 72.2° E: paleocoordinates 40.8° S, 56.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Kathwai Member (Mianwali Formation), Griesbachian (251.9 - 250.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Limestone, grayish-orange, thin-bedded, soft, coquinoidal

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 110951: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 16.06.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
 Cidaroida -
Cidaroida indet.
Cidaroida indet. Claus 1880 pencil urchin
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp.
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida -
Rhynchonellida indet.
Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Ophiceratidae
Ophiceras sp.
Ophiceras sp. Griesbach 1880 ceratite