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Sumdo, Ladakh, India

Lat/Long (Decimal)	33.2333,78.3833
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Jammu and Kashmir, India
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Ladakh, India

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Sumdo, Nyoma-Mahe-Puga region	Baron-Szabo R. (2008)		unit C: Hoplitoplacenticeras-Globotruncana-Caryophyllia zone	"limestone"	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Ogilviastraea bigemmis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Ogilviastraea : *Ogilviastraea bigemmis*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vaughanoseris catadupensis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Vaughanoseris : *Vaughanoseris catadupensis*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Caryophyllia sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : *Caryophyllia*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Caryophyllia konincki species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Caryophyllia : *Caryophyllia konincki*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Parasmilia sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : *Parasmilia*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trochocyathus sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : *Trochocyathus*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Balanophyllia caulifera species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : *Balanophyllia caulifera*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Leptophyllaraea sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Haplaraeidae : *Leptophyllaraea*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aulosmilia cuneiformis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Aulosmilia : *Aulosmilia cuneiformis*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rennensismilia inflexa species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Rennensismilia : *Rennensismilia inflexa*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trocharea sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : *Trocharea*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trochosmilia camura species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochosmilia : *Trochosmilia camura*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cayeuxia sp. genus	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Halimedaceae : *Cayeuxia*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thaumatoporella sp. genus	Plantae : Chlorophyta : *Thaumatoporella*	83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Pal A. K., Chatterjee A. K., et al (1984) On the fossil corals (Anthozoa) from the Indus Flysch of Upper Indus Valley, Ladakh, Geological Survey of India Special Publication 15, 55-66

Baron-Szabo R. (2008) Corals of the KT-boundary: Scleractinian corals of the suborders Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, Zootaxa 1952, 1-244

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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