Dajialian Section, Bed 29 (73YPVI F36-1-2,37-1-2,38-1-3), Xihuancang, Tianjun Di (Triassic of China)

Where: Qinghai, China (37.5° N, 99.4° E: paleocoordinates 29.8° N, 81.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Dajialian Formation (Junzihe Group), Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• 65.32 m thick

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified, ooidal, gray limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. C. Liu and H. F. Yin. 1983. Middle Triassic, Jinzihe Formation. In Z. Y. Yang, H. F. Yin, G. R. Xu, S. B. Wu, Y. L. He, G. C. Liu, J. R. Yin (eds.), Triassic of the southern Qilian Mountains 11-21 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 101044: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.12.2010

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Macluritidae
"Coelocentrus horridus" = Maclurites
"Coelocentrus horridus" = Maclurites snail
ssp. altispirus
 Neritoina - Delphinulopsidae
Marmolatella plana Koken 1898 snail
 Neritoidea - Naticopsidae
"Hologyra aff. declivis" = Naticopsis (Dicosmos) declivis
"Hologyra aff. declivis" = Naticopsis (Dicosmos) declivis Kittl 1894 snail
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
Elegantinia elegans Dunker 1849 clam
Neoschizodus laevigatus Ziethen 1830 clam
"Leviconcha ovata" = Neoschizodus ovatus Goldfuss 1838 clam
 Myalinida - Mysidiellidae
"Mytilus eduliformis" = Promysidiella eduliformis
"Mytilus eduliformis" = Promysidiella eduliformis Schlotheim 1820 clam
includes ssp. praecursor
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalina tommasii Salomon 1895 clam
ssp. obtus
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
Plagiostoma sp. Sowerby 1814 file clam
"Plagiostoma striata" = Plagiostoma striatum Schlotheim 1820 file clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
 Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae
Leptochondria albertii Goldfuss 1838 scallop
ssp. plana
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
"Neomorphotis intermedia" = Eumorphotis
"Neomorphotis intermedia" = Eumorphotis scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium discites Schlotheim 1820 scallop
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Bakevellia costata Schlotheim 1820 oyster
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Pseudospiriferina sp., "Pseudospiriferina pauciplicata" = Pseudospiriferina tsinghaiensis
Pseudospiriferina sp. Yang and Xu 1966
"Pseudospiriferina pauciplicata" = Pseudospiriferina tsinghaiensis Yang and Yin 1962