Changan (Jurassic of China)

Also known as PGAP 163

Where: Jilin, China (43.5° N, 125.5° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 54.7° N, 132.1° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Changan Formation, Late/Upper Jurassic (161.5 - 143.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology:

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Jilin Stratigraphic Group. 1978. The Stratigraphic Tables of Jilin. Geology Press 1-534 [A. Rees/A. Rees]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 29546: authorized by Allister Rees, entered by Allister Rees on 02.04.2003

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Taxonomic list

• Genus-level assignments and numbers of species are from the PGAP database. Species names are in the process of being entered.
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Gnetopsida
  -
Pityophyllum "sp. 1" Nathorst 1899
Pityophyllum "sp. 2" Nathorst 1899
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Taxodiaceae
Sphenolepis "sp. 1" Agassiz 1843
 Pinales - Taxaceae
Cephalotaxopsis "sp. 1" Fontaine 1889 yew
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Elatocladus "sp. 1" Halle 1913 podocarp
Podozamites "sp. 1" Braun 1843 podocarp
Podozamites "sp. 2" Braun 1843 podocarp
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
"Nilssonia "sp. 1"" = Nilsonia
"Nilssonia "sp. 1"" = Nilsonia Brongniart 1825 cycads
Ginkgoopsida
 Czekanowskiales -
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Baiera "sp. 1" Braun 1843
Baiera "sp. 2" Braun 1843
Baiera "sp. 3" Braun 1843
Baiera "sp. 4" Braun 1843
Ginkgo "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1771 ginkgo
Ginkgoites
  -
Ginkgoites "sp. 1" Seward 1919
Polypodiopsida
  -
Cladophlebis "sp. 1" Brongniart 1849
  - Polypodiaceae
Onychiopsis "sp. 1" Yokoyama 1895
 Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Coniopteris "sp. 1" Brongniart 1849 scaly tree fern
Coniopteris "sp. 2" Brongniart 1849 scaly tree fern
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Ctenis "sp. 1" Lindley and Hutton 1834