Section A, Chaqiela Fm, South Xizang: Aptian - Albian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Eyrena linguloides
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) cf. magnificus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema gibsonia Skwarko 1967
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Limatula cf. persimilis (Stoliczka 1871)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae
Meleagrinella superstes
Meleagrinella dongshanensis
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus (? Cremnoceramus) sp. Sowerby 1814
Inoceramus (? Mytiloceramus) sp. ()
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tancrediidae
? Tancredia dingriensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Linearia (Linearia) gieumalensis n. sp.
original and current combination Linearis
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea xizangensis
Panopea sp. (Menard 1807)
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cuspidaria tibetica n. sp.
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astartemya (Freiastarte) planissima
Astarte (Astarte) sp. Sowerby 1816
Astartoides dingriensis
Astartoides gamgbaensis Wen and Lan 1976
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Nototrigonia (Nototrigonia) himalayensis n. sp.
Nototrigonia (Nototrigonia) informal sp. 1 Cox 1952
Nototrigonia (Nototrigonia) informal sp. 2 Cox 1952
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Yoldioides sublaevigata
Yoldioides jurianoides
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp. Link 1807
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula cf. etheridgei
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Xizang
Coordinates: 28.3° North, 88.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:44.4° South, 59.0° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Key time interval:Aptian - Albian
Age range of interval:121.40000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Kangpa Formation:Chaqiela
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: no information given
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:64249
Authorizer:M. Aberhan Enterer:S. Nurnberg
Modifier:S. Nurnberg Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-09-05 05:49:24 Last modified:2006-09-05 09:38:14
Access level:the public Released:2006-09-05 05:49:24
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
18544. S.-X. Wen. 2000. Cretaceous bivalves of Kangpa Group, South Xizang, China and their biogeography. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 39(1):1-27 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg]