Unit 10, Gaodongkou Fm., Dongpo Emeishan, Sichuan Prov., China (Ordovician of China)

Where: Sichuan, China (30.0° N, 103.0° E: paleocoordinates 20.1° N, 142.6° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Gaodongkou Formation, Arenig (478.6 - 466.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, sandy dolomite and mudstone

• dolomitic sandstone and mudstone

Primary reference: R. Wang. 1981. Stratigraphic Summary of the Southwestern Region of China. Institute of Geology and Mine Deposit at Chengdu, Ministry of Geology (not published, copy of article deposited with A. I. Miller at the University of Cincinnati, received through S. Mao) 14-61 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 7278: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 22.05.2000

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Taxonomic list

Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. BruguiƩre 1797