Kongdongshan Section, Changxing Lower Mb 2, Datian County (Permian of China)

Where: Fujian, China (25.7° N, 117.7° E: paleocoordinates 12.2° N, 104.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: W. J. Yi. 2004. Ostracodes from the Upper Permian and Lower Triassic at the Kongtongshan section of Datian, Fujian. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 43:556-570 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 121229: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 30.11.2011

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Taxonomic list

• May be some overlap with specific localities referenced in plate captions
Ostracoda
 Leperditellocopida - Aparchitidae
Cyathus elliptica Shi 1987 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae
Kegelites datianensis Yi 2004 ostracod
 Platycopida - Cavellinidae
Cavellina rotunda Cooper 1946 ostracod
 Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
Paraparchites texanus Delo 1930 ostracod
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Basslerella firma Kellett 1935 ostracod
Basslerella obesa Kellett 1935 ostracod
 Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae
 Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
Silenites lenticularis Knight 1928 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Petasobairdia nantongensis Chen 1982 ostracod
Bairdiacypris fornicata Shi 1982 ostracod
Bairdia urodeloformis Chen 1987 ostracod
Bairdia subleguminoides Chen 1987 ostracod
Fabalicypris minuta Cooper 1946 ostracod
Fabalicypris parva Wang 1978 ostracod
Orthobairdia meishanensis Chen 1987 ostracod
Orthobairdia exilimarginata Chen 1987 ostracod
Pustulobairdia meilinensis Yi 2004 ostracod