Sanpaoling II, F. bipartitus zone (Permian of China)

Where: Guangxi, China (22.2° N, 108.6° E: paleocoordinates 0.2° N, 101.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bancheng Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• beds 55-62, Follicucullus tripartitus-F. charveti-F. orthogonus zone

• 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 95611: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 20.04.2010

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Taxonomic list

Polycystina
 Albaillellaria - Follicucullidae
Follicucullus sp. Ormiston and Babcock 1979
Follicucullus charveti Caridroit and De Wever 1984
Follicucullus cf. furca Caridroit and De Wever 1986
Follicucullus orthogonus Caridroit and De Wever 1984
Follicucullus bipartitus Caridroit and De Wever 1984
 Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
"Copicyntra akikawaensis" = Paracopicyntra akikawaensis Sashida and Tonishi 1988
Stigmosphaerostylus itsukaichiensis Sashida and Tonishi 1985
 Latentifistularia - Ormistonellidae
"Nazarovella inflata" = Quadriremis inflata, Nazarovella scalae
"Nazarovella inflata" = Quadriremis inflata Sashida and Tonishi 1986
Nazarovella scalae Caridroit and De Wever 1986
 Latentifistularia - Ruzhencevispongidae
 Latentifistularia - Cauletellidae
Foremanhelena triangula De Wever and Caridroit 1984
Ishigaum trifustis De Wever and Caridroit 1984
 Latentifistularia - Latentifistulidae
Latentifistula similicutis Caridroit and De Wever 1986
Latentifistula texana Nazarov and Ormiston 1985