Tulong JSB37, Nyalam County (Triassic of China)

Where: Xizang, China (28.5° N, 86.1° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 35.8° S, 59.4° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nodotibetites nodosus ammonoid zone, Dashalong Formation, Lacian (221.5 - 215.6 Ma)

• Tulong Group, Upper Informal Formation, upper member; Given as Dashalong formation in Yin et al. (1987). Basal Norian.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, concretionary, phosphatic, gray, argillaceous, sandy limestone and shale

• Grey medium and thick-bedded sandy, argillaceous limestone intercalated with sandy shale, carrying detrital calcareous phosphate concretions.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. G. Jin, D. L. Sun, and J. Y. Rong. 1976. Mesozoic and Cenozoic brachiopods from the Mount Jolmo Lungma region. A Report of the Scientific Expedition in the Mount Jolmo Lungma Region (1966-1968) 2:271-357 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 110226: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.06.2011, edited by Pete Wagner

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Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Tibetitidae
"Anatibetites kelviniformis" = Gandakites kelviniformis, Nodotibetites nodosus
"Anatibetites kelviniformis" = Gandakites kelviniformis Diener 1908 ceratite
Nodotibetites nodosus Zhao and Wang 1973 ceratite
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae
"Zygopleura (Xizangospira) multistriata" = Xizangospira multistriata
"Zygopleura (Xizangospira) multistriata" = Xizangospira multistriata Yu and Wang 1975 snail
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Norellidae