Also known as Reef 1878
Where: Shaanxi, China (32.8° N, 106.3° E: paleocoordinates 5.5° N, 131.4° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: griestoniensis to spiralis-grandis zone, Ningqiang Formation, Telychian (438.5 - 433.4 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified framestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
Primary reference: Y. Li, S. Kershaw, and X. Chen. 2002. Biotic structure and morphology of patch reefs from South China (Ningqiang Formation, Telychian, Llandovery, Silurian). Facies 46:133-148 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 23249: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 11.07.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Rugosa indet. horn coral | |
Halysites sp. von Waldheim 1813 tabulate coral | |
Heliolites sp. Dana 1846 tabulate coral | |
Subalveolites sp. Sokolov 1955 tabulate coral | |
Mesosolenia sp. Mironova 1960 tabulate coral | |
Favosites sp. Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral | |
Rhynchonellata | |