Chatti Mudstone: Pliocene, Pakistan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Buliminidae
Bulimina aculeata
Bulimina perversa
Bulimina denudata
Bulimina ovata d'Orbigny 1846
Globigerinidae
Globigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Globigerina aperture
Globigerina menardii
Globigerina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
Orbulina universa d'Orbigny 1839
Catapsydrax dissimilis
Globigerinoides triloba
Globorotaliidae
Globorotalia tassonyi
Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textularia aff. agglutianus
Nodosariata - Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Nodosaria sp. Lamarck 1812
Nodosaria scalaris
Nodosaria aff. brevis
Robulus sp. Montfort 1808
Robulus informal sp. B Montfort 1808
Robulus informal sp. C Montfort 1808
Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Guttulina aff. orientalis
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Nonion sp. Monfort 1808
Nonion tassonyi
Bolivinidae
Bolivina dilatata
Cassidulinidae
Cassidulina laevigata
Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina informal sp. A d'Orbigny 1826
Uvigerina graciliformis
Uvigerina cf. schencki
Nummulitidae
Operculina complanata
Operculina sp.
Rotaliidae
Rotalia beccari
Rotalia cf. cultratus
Bagginidae
Cancris cf. auriculus Fichtel and Moll 1798
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium melvilli Newton 1905
recombined as Cardium (Laevicardium) melvilli
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia (Sinodia) globa
spelled with current rank as Sinodia
Timoclea scabra
Paphia pseudolirata
Paphia (Protapes) gallus
Hemitapes cpr
Gafrarium intermedium
Gafrarium divaricatum Gmelin 1791
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris taytorianus
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara inflata
Anadara cistula
Anadara clathrata
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Fossularca (Noetia) pectenculiformis
original and current combination Noetia
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten basselli
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Cymia carinifera (Lamarck 1822)
Gastropoda - Potamididae
Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) fluviatilis
see common names

Geography
Country:Pakistan
Coordinates: 25.3° North, 62.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:24.3° North, 61.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Pliocene
Age range of interval:5.33300 - 2.58000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Chatti Mudstone
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Chatti Mudstone, which conformably overlies the Talar Sandstone, and is unconformably overlain by the Ormara Fm. THICKNESS: As much as 4000 ft. AGE: Pliocene, based on faunal affinity. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: A composite list for the entire formation.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:fine unlithified silty,sandy mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Mudstone, interbedded with siltstone or fine-grained sandstone, and marl. Mudstone is poorly bedded, soft, and easily eroded. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, on the basis on facies description.
Environment:coastal indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Marine, according to text. From siliciclastic facies and apparently shallow shelf depths on the basis of faunal composition.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Not reported in text. REPOSITORY: Not reported in text.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for bivalvia, gastropoda, and foraminifera.
Metadata
Database number:77293
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-01-08 13:41:54 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2009-01-08 13:41:54
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
26170. Hunting Survey Corporation, LTD. 1961. Reconnaissance Geology of Part of West Pakistan 1-550 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]