Where: Nevada (38.4° N, 118.0° W: paleocoordinates 15.1° N, 54.2° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Luning Formation, Lacian (221.5 - 215.6 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by S.W. Muller, H.G. Ferguson in the 1930s
• Repository: University of Montana Invertebrate Paleontology, University of Montana Paleontology Center
Primary reference: E. Roniewicz and G. D. Stanley. 2013. Upper Triassic corals from Nevada, western North America, and the implications for paleoecology and paleogeography. Journal of Paleontology 87:934-964 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 150750: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.09.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Meandrovolzeia sp. Cuif 1976 stony coral |