Chaoan (Jurassic of China)

Also known as PGAP 63

Where: Guangdong, China (23.0° N, 115.2° E: paleocoordinates 31.8° N, 121.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Jingji Group, Early/Lower Jurassic (201.3 - 174.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology:

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Central South China Stratigraphic Group. 1974. The Stratigraphic Tables of Central South China. Geology Press 1-435 [A. Rees/A. Rees]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 29517: authorized by Allister Rees, entered by Allister Rees on 02.04.2003

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Taxonomic list

• Genus-level assignments and numbers of species are from the PGAP database. Species names are in the process of being entered.
Polypodiopsida
 Marattiales - Marattiidae
Marattiopsis "sp. 1" Schimper 1874
 Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae
Dictyophyllum "sp. 1" Lindley and Hutton 1834
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetites "sp. 1" Sternberg 1833
  - Polypodiaceae
Clathropteris "sp. 1" Brongniart 1828
  - Osmundaceae
Todites "sp. 1" Seward 1900
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
"Nilssonia "sp. 1"" = Nilsonia, "Nilssonia "sp. 2"" = Nilsonia
"Nilssonia "sp. 1"" = Nilsonia Brongniart 1825 cycads
"Nilssonia "sp. 2"" = Nilsonia Brongniart 1825 cycads
Ginkgoopsida
 Caytoniales - Caytoniaceae
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podozamites "sp. 1" Braun 1843 podocarp
 Bennettitales -
Otozamites "sp. 1" Braun 1843
Otozamites "sp. 2" Braun 1843