Dapaichong Section, Bed 10 (Permian of China)

Where: Hunan, China (25.7° N, 112.8° E: paleocoordinates 9.2° N, 100.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Dalong Formation, Changhsingian (254.2 - 252.2 Ma)

• About 70 m below P-T boundary

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Z.P. Zhang; reposited in the NIGPAS

Primary reference: S. Z. Shen, J. I. Tazawa, and G. R. Shi. 1999. Peltichia Jin and Liao, 1981 (Enteletidae, Brachiopoda) from Asia: taxonomy, biostratigraphy, and paleobiogeography. Journal of Paleontology 73(1):49-62 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 117540: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 23.09.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Acosarina minuta Abich 1878
 Orthida - Enteletidae