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

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

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