Kongdongshan Section, Changxing Upper Mb 1, 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)

• Upper part of formation

• 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 121291: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 01.12.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• May be some overlap with specific localities referenced in plate captions
Ostracoda
 Myodocopida - Polycopidae
Discoidella xingyangensis Zhang 1987 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae
Kegelites datianensis Yi 2004 ostracod
Amphissites neocentronotus Becker and Wang 1992 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Kirkbyidae
Tubulikirkbya visnyoensis Kozur 1985 ostracod
Semipetasus datianensis Yi 2004 ostracod
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
 Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae
Microcheilinella venusta Chen 1958 ostracod
Microcheilinella subreniformis Chen 1958 ostracod
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Basslerella obesa Kellett 1935 ostracod
Basslerella favosa Shi 1987 ostracod
Basslerella reticulata Shi 1987 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Petasobairdia bicornuta Chen 1982 ostracod
Orthobairdia exilimarginata Chen 1987 ostracod
Orthobairdia meishanensis Chen 1987 ostracod
Bairdia urodeloformis Chen 1987 ostracod
"Cryptobairdia folgeri" = Bairdia folgeri Kellett 1934 ostracod
Bairdia crassa Harlton 1929 ostracod
Bairdia hassi Sohn 1960 ostracod
Rectobairdia firmata Chen 1982 ostracod
Lobobairdia rostriformis Chen 1982 ostracod
Bairdiacypris changxingensis Shi 1987 ostracod
Bairdiacypris fornicata Shi 1982 ostracod
Bairdiacypris longirobusta Chen 1958 ostracod
Mirabairdia minuta Chen 1982 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
 Podocopida - Acratiidae
"Pseudobythocypris changxingensis" = Acratia changxingensis
"Pseudobythocypris changxingensis" = Acratia changxingensis Shi 1987 ostracod
 Leperditellocopida - Scrobiculidae
Roundyella dorsopapillosa Sohn 1954 ostracod
Roundyella simplicissima Knight 1928 ostracod
Roundyella papilliformis Wang 1978 ostracod