ammonites
Tayshir, Zavkhan Basin, Mongolia (Cambrian of Mongolia)

Also known as reef 2309

Where: Mongolia (46.7° N, 96.5° E: paleocoordinates 3.3° S, 5.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Bayan Gol Formation, Tommotian (530.0 - 520.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size class: macrofossils

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 22948: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Britta Bookhagen on 04.07.2002