Mae Sot, Tak Mine, Level 2: Early/Lower Toarcian, Thailand

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon aff. infraliassicus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Parvamussium donaiense (Mansuy 1914)
original and current combination Pecten (Amussium) donaiensis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae
Oxytoma sp. (Meek and Hayden 1865)
original and current combination Avicula (Oxytoma)
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sestiniae
Inoperna aff. plicata
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorellidae
Myophorella saurini
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia (Trigonia) aff. tumida
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Opis aff. tanourensis
Astarte cf. fimbriata
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina aff. hasei
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia loducensis
Thracia aff. prisca Healey 1908
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) fontainei
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia aff. contusa
Integricardium aff. hayamii
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
Eomiodon chumphonensis
see common names

Geography
Country:Thailand
Coordinates: 16.7° North, 98.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:17.2° North, 104.3° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Early/Lower Jurassic
Stage:Toarcian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 3
Key time interval:Early/Lower Toarcian
Age range of interval:184.20000 - 182.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Hua Fai Formation:Khun Huai
Stratigraphy comments: Tak zinc mine sequence Level 1: 20m above the base
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: mudstone
Lithology description: mudstone, grey to light grey
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:87468
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:M. Nimke
Modifier:A. Khan Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-03-18 03:44:21 Last modified:2013-08-19 15:49:13
Access level:authorizer only Released:2010-03-18 03:44:21
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

29454. T. Kozai, F. Hirsch, K. Ishida and A. Meesook. 2006. Faunal affinity of Toarcian-Aalenian (Early Jurassic) bivalves from Mae Sot and Umphang (Tak Province), Northwestern Thailand. Geosciences Journal 10(3):205-215 [W. Kiessling/M. Nimke]