Tulong JSB28, Nyalam County (Triassic of China)

Where: Xizang, China (28.5° N, 86.1° E: paleocoordinates 42.5° S, 59.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Zhamure Formation, Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)

• "Tulong Group, Upper Informal Formation, lower member" (Jin et al. 1976); this probably refers to the Zhamure Formation

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported

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 110240: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.06.2011

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Neoretzia nyalamensis n. sp. Jin and Sun 1976
Stenolaemata
 Trepostomida - Araxoporidae
Paralioclema pilula n. sp. Yang and Xia 1975