ammonites
Salaany Gol, RA bioherms, Zavkhan Basin, Mongolia (Cambrian to of Mongolia)

Also known as reef 2310

Where: Mongolia (46.9° N, 95.8° E: paleocoordinates 1.3° S, 7.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Salaany Gol Formation, Atdabanian to Atdabanian (520.0 - 513.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified bindstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Radiocyathan-Archaeocyathan bioherms (RA)

Primary reference: P. D. Kruse, A. Gandin, F. Debrenne and R. Wood. 1996. Early Cambrian bioconstructions in the Zavkhan Basin of western Mongolia. Geological Magazine 133(4):429-444 [W. Kiessling/B. Bookhagen/B. Bookhagen] more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22940: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Britta Bookhagen on 04.07.2002