Mud MO5 Bed 16B (Triassic of India)
Where: Himachal Pradesh, India (32.0° N, 78.0° E: paleocoordinates 43.5° S, 60.8° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Mikin Formation, Olenekian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: offshore; lime mudstone
• The Himalayan Lower Triassic thus formed part of a large deeper-neritic basin and the Spiti sediments were deposited on wide stable shelf to provide extensive continuity to the beds.
• gray well oxygenated and bioturbated bioclastic wackestones rich in fragments or complete specimens of large ammonoids
Primary reference: L. Krystyn, O. N. Bhargava, and S. Richoz. 2007. A candidate GSSP for the base of the Olenekian Stage: Mud at Pin Valley; district Lahul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh (Western Himalaya), India. Albertiana 35:5-20 [A. McGowan/A. McGowan] more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 73250: authorized by Alistair McGowan, entered by Alistair McGowan on 07.06.2007