PG5, Ridge A of Chulu Massif, Braga, Manang area: Changhsingian, Nepal

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
? Cassianoides sp. Newell and Boyd 1995
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Arctitreta intercalata Waterhouse and Chen 2007
Waterhouse and Chen 2007
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
Biplatyconcha grandis (Waterhouse 1975)
Waterhouse and Chen 2007
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Saeptathaerus latus n. sp. Waterhouse and Chen 2007
Waterhouse and Chen 2007
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Spirigerella sp. Waagen 1883
Waterhouse and Chen 2007
Cleiothyridellina accoliformis Waterhouse 1978
Waterhouse and Chen 2007
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
Pteroplecta laminatus Waterhouse 1978
Waterhouse and Chen 2007
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Transversaria marcouiformis (Jin 1976)
Waterhouse and Chen 2007
original and current combination Fusispirifer marcouiformis
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Beecheriidae
Hoskingia dieneri Waterhouse 1978
Waterhouse and Chen 2007
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae
Permasyrinx sp.
Waterhouse and Chen 2007
see common names

Geography
Country:Nepal
Coordinates: 28.7° North, 84.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:51.8° South, 62.6° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Lopingian
Stage:Changhsingian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Changhsingian
Age range of interval:254.14000 - 251.90200 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Namlang Formation:Senja Member:Galte
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: 4 m below top of member, and within 1 m stratigraphic thickness; Biplatyconcha grandis zone
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified sandstone
Lithology description: shelly red, brown and green quartz-rich sandstone, minor mudstone and conglomerate
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:62445
Authorizer:W. Kiessling, M. Clapham Enterer:U. Merkel, M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-07-20 02:13:33 Last modified:2009-09-05 12:09:22
Access level:the public Released:2006-07-20 02:13:33
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

18038. J. B. Waterhouse and Z.Q. Chen. 2006. Stratigraphy and Mollusca of the Late Permian Senja Formation, Manang area, Nepal Himalaya. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 275(1-3):55-96 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]

Secondary references:

27755 B. Waterhouse and Z. Q. Chen. 2007. Brachiopoda from the Late Permian Senja Formation, Manang area, Nepal Himalaya. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 280(1-3):1-69 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]