KanKing Fm., YinGan, KePin Co., XinJiang Prov., China (Ordovician of China)

Where: XinJiang, China (41.0° N, 79.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 10.4° S, 32.9° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: KanKing Formation, Caradoc (458.2 - 449.5 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; concretionary, gray, argillaceous limestone

• Purplish-red nodular muddy limestone and gray muddy limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. S. Zhang. 1981. Stratigraphic table of northwestern region of China: XinJiang Province part. Geological Publishing House, Beijing, China (Original source resides with A. Miller) [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 20802: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 07.06.2002

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Protocycloceroides sp.
Artiopoda
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Illaenus sp.
Illaenus sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Stubblefieldia sp., Actinopeltis sp.
Stubblefieldia sp. Prantl and Pribyl 1947 trilobite
Actinopeltis sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
 Phacopida - Pliomeridae
"Hammatocnemis sp." = Ovalocephalus
"Hammatocnemis sp." = Ovalocephalus Koroleva 1959 trilobite
 Asaphida - Nileidae
Nileus sp.
Nileus sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite
 Asaphida - Cyclopygidae
Microparia sp., Cyclopyge sp.
Microparia sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
Cyclopyge sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Isotelus sp., Birmanites sp.
Isotelus sp. Dekay 1824 trilobite
Birmanites sp. Sheng 1934 trilobite
 Trinucleida - Dionididae
Dionide sp.
Dionide sp. Barrande 1847 trilobite
 Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae
Lonchodomas sp.
Lonchodomas sp. Angelin 1854 trilobite
 Agnostida - Metagnostidae
Trinodus sp., Geragnostus sp.
Trinodus sp. M'Coy 1846 artiopod
Geragnostus sp. Howell 1935 artiopod
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Straparollus sp.
Straparollus sp. de Montfort 1810 snail
 Euomphalina - Ophiletidae
Ecculiomphalus sp.
Ecculiomphalus sp. Portlock 1843 snail
 Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Lophospira sp.
Lophospira sp. Whitfield 1886 snail
Cephalopoda
 Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Michelinoceras sp., Ctenoceras sp., Sinoceras sp.
Michelinoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Ctenoceras sp. Noetling 1884
Sinoceras sp. Shimizu et al. 1935
 Lituitida - Lituitidae
Cyclolituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp.
Cyclolituites sp. Remelé 1886
Trilacinoceras sp. Sweet 1958
 Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae
Richardsonoceras sp., Cyrtorizoceras sp.
Richardsonoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Cyrtorizoceras sp. Hyatt 1900
 Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae
Discoceras sp., Trocholites sp.
Discoceras sp. Barrande 1867
Trocholites sp. Conrad 1838