Qubu, Bed 11 (Permian of China)

Where: Xizang, China (28.3° N, 87.0° E: paleocoordinates 55.5° S, 63.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Qubuerga Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, brown packstone and lithified, gray siltstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: S.-Z. Shen, G. R. Shi, and N. W. Archbold. 2003. Lopingian (Late Permian) brachiopods from the Qubuerga Formation at the Qubu section in the Mt. Qomolangma region, southern Tibet (Xizang), China. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 268(1-3):49-101 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 60582: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 18.05.2006, edited by Bethany Allen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Wyatkina tibetensis n. sp. Waterhouse 2004
NMV P305922 (holotype), previously identified as Megasteges nepalensis
Taeniothaerus qubuensis Shen et al. 2003
Megasteges nepalensis Waterhouse 1975
Megasteges geniculatus n. sp. Shen et al. 2003
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Aurilinoproductus alatus n. gen. n. sp. Shen et al. 2003
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia grandis Waagen 1884
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Neospirifer (Neospirifer) kubeiensis" = Betaneospirifer neomarcoui, Neospirifer (Quadrospira) tibetensis
"Neospirifer (Neospirifer) kubeiensis" = Betaneospirifer neomarcoui Licharew 1942
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
? Bullarina sp. Jin and Sun 1981