Dawan Fm., BaMianShan, Hunan and Hubei Provinces, China (Ordovician of China)

Where: Hunan and Hubei, China (30.0° N, 111.0° E: paleocoordinates 14.8° N, 138.8° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Dawan Formation, Dawan (478.6 - 468.1 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, concretionary, dolomitic, yellow limestone

• yellowish green and grey muddy limestone, purplish red nodular limestone and dolomitic limestone

Primary reference: Stratigraphic Group of Central South China. 1974. Regional stratigraphic data of central South China. Geological Publishing House, Beijing, China [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 7717: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 31.05.2000

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Hupehenoceras sp.
Rhombifera
 Hemicosmitoida - Hemicosmitidae
Hemicosmites sp.
Hemicosmites sp. Buch 1840
Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Phyllograptidae
Tetragraptus sp., Phyllograptus sp.
Tetragraptus sp. Salter 1863 graptolite
Phyllograptus sp. Hall 1858 graptolite
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Ophiletidae
Ecculiomphalus sp.
Ecculiomphalus sp. Portlock 1843 snail
Cephalopoda
 Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Michelinoceras sp.
Michelinoceras sp. Foerste 1932
 Orthocerida - Baltoceratidae
Cochlioceras sp.
Cochlioceras sp. Eichwald 1860
 Endocerida - Proterocameroceratidae
Palaeocycloceras sp.
 Endocerida - Endoceratidae
Vaginoceras sp.
Vaginoceras sp. Hyatt 1884
Bivalvia
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Modiolopsis sp.
Modiolopsis sp. Hall 1847 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Glyptorthidae
Lepidorthis sp.
Lepidorthis sp. Wang 1955
 Orthida - Orthidae
Sinorthis sp.
 Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Metorthis sp.
 Pentamerida - Clarkellidae
Yangtzeella sp.
Yangtzeella sp. Kolarova 1925
Strophomenata
 Billingsellida - Billingsellidae
Eosotrematorthis sp.
Trilobita
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Ptychopyge sp., Isoteloides sp., Megalaspides sp., Isotelus sp., Asaphus sp., "Basiliella sp." = Basilicus (Basiliella)
Ptychopyge sp. Angelin 1854 trilobite
Isoteloides sp. Raymond 1910 trilobite
Megalaspides sp. Brögger 1886 trilobite
Isotelus sp. Dekay 1824 trilobite
Asaphus sp. Brongniart 1822 trilobite
"Basiliella sp." = Basilicus (Basiliella) Kobayashi 1934 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Illaenus sp.
Illaenus sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite