Meter 0 Early Devonian fauna from the top Danlin Fm, Luofo China (Devonian of China)

Where: Guangxi, China (22.0° N, 108.0° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° N, 126.2° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Danlin Formation, Zlichovian (409.1 - 391.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); gray, yellow sandstone

• "measurements from different beds demonstrate a uniform current direction mainly from west to east."
• "fine-grained, even bedded grey-yellowish sandstone... often ripple cross laminated...small scale cross bedding, current and wave ripples, rib and furrow markings, and seldom by parting lineation."

Primary reference: K. Vogel, X. Han-kui, and F. Langenstrassen. 1989. Brachiopods and their relation to facies development in the lower and Middle Devonian of Nandan, Guangxi, South China. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 110:17-59 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/J. Sessa]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27348: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Jocelyn Sessa on 03.12.2002

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Taxonomic list

• Fauna is listed as present in Table 1.
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Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculoidea sp.
Nuculoidea sp. Williams and Berger 1916 nut clam
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Acrospiriferidae
Acrospirifer sp.
Acrospirifer sp. Wedekind 1926
 Atrypida - Glassiidae
"Cryptatrypa sp." = Glassia
"Cryptatrypa sp." = Glassia Davidson 1881
 Atrypida - Lissatrypidae
Holynatrypa abnormis n. sp.
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
? Protathyris sp.
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Eosophragmophora sp.
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Aulacella sp.
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertellidae indet.
 Strophomenida -
"Chonetacea indet." = Chonetoidea
"Chonetacea indet." = Chonetoidea Bronn 1862
 Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Strophochonetes sp.
Strophochonetes sp. Muir-Wood 1962
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Gravicalymene sp.
Gravicalymene sp. Shirley 1936 trilobite