Unit 10, Meitan Fm., Huanghuachong Wudang, Guizhou Prov., China (Ordovician of China)

Where: Guizhou, China (27.0° N, 107.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 11.2° S, 86.3° E (Wright 2013)

• local area-level geographic resolution

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

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shoreface; lithified, argillaceous shale and sandstone

• micaceous shale and sandstone

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 7354: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 23.05.2000

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Taxonomic list

Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Phyllograptidae
Phyllograptus sp. Hall 1858 graptolite
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Leptellinidae
Leptelloidea sp. Jones 1928
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Orthidae