Hongshiya Fm., LuQuan, LuQuan Co., YunNan Prov., China (Ordovician of China)

Where: YunNan, China (26.0° N, 102.0° E: paleocoordinates 23.3° N, 139.8° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Hongsiya Formation, Arenig (478.6 - 466.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; lithified, gray, green, argillaceous sandstone

• purplish red to gray and grayish green mica shale and sandstone

Primary reference: Stratigraphic Group of Yunnan, China. 1978. Regional stratigraphic data of Southwest China, Yunnan Province. Geological Publishing House, Beijing, China [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 7735: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 31.05.2000

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Taxonomic list

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Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Dichograptidae
Didymograptus sp.
Didymograptus sp. McCoy 1851 graptolite
Bivalvia
 Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae
Cypricardinia sp.
Cypricardinia sp. Hall 1860 clam
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Illaenus sp.
Illaenus sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite
 Asaphida - Taihungshaniidae
Taihungshania sp.
Taihungshania sp. Sun 1931 trilobite
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Psilocephalina sp.
Psilocephalina sp. Hsu 1948 trilobite