Where: Xinjiang, China (46.8° N, 85.7° E: paleocoordinates 8.7° N, 70.4° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Wutubulake Formation, Pridoli to Pridoli (423.0 - 393.3 Ma)

• Except where otherwise stated, ref. 7624 uses Lower Silurian as equivalent to Llandovery, Middle Silurian as equivalent to Wenlock, and Upper Silurian as equivalent to Ludlow plus Pridoli.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; tuffaceous, gray, green sandstone

Collection methods: See PBDB coll. 10931 for bed 4.

Primary reference: E.-z. Mu, A. J. Boucot, X. Chen and J.-y. Rong. 1986. Correlation of the Silurian rocks of China. In A. J. Boucot and W. B. N. Berry (eds.), Geological Society of America Special Paper 202:1-80 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27917: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 16.01.2003

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