Sanpaoling I, F. scholasticus zone (Permian of China)

Where: Guangxi, China (22.2° N, 108.6° E: paleocoordinates 4.0° S, 101.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bancheng Formation, Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• beds 21 and 31-32, Follicucullus scholasticus zone. Originally assinged to Guadalupian. Probably Capitanian (Sun & Xia, 2006)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified chert

• thin-bedded cherts

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: Y. J. Wang, Q. Yang, Y. N. Cheng and J. X. Li. 2006. Lopingian (Upper Permian) radiolarian biostratigraphy of south China. Palaeoworld 15:31-53 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 95584: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 19.04.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
 Latentifistularia - Ormistonellidae
"Nazarovella phlogidea" = Quadricaulis, Nazarovella gracilis, Nazarovella scalae
"Nazarovella phlogidea" = Quadricaulis radiolarian
Nazarovella gracilis De Wever and Caridroit 1984 radiolarian
Nazarovella scalae Caridroit and De Wever 1986 radiolarian
 Latentifistularia - Latentifistulidae
Latentifistula similicutis
Latentifistula similicutis Caridroit and De Wever 1986 radiolarian
 Albaillellaria - Follicucullidae
Follicucullus scholasticus
Follicucullus scholasticus Ormiston and Babcock 1979 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
"Copicyntra akikawaensis" = Paracopicyntra akikawaensis
"Copicyntra akikawaensis" = Paracopicyntra akikawaensis Sashida and Tonishi 1988 radiolarian