Lower section, BaoTa (Pagoda) Fm., GuaBaoYan, NanZheng Co., ShanXi Prov., China (Ordovician of China)

Where: ShanXi, China (33.0° N, 106.0° E: paleocoordinates 11.9° N, 136.9° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Baota Formation, Longvillian (457.2 - 455.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; lithified, concretionary, yellow lime mudstone and limestone

• pink to yellow calcareous shale with calcareous limestone nodules

Primary reference: Regional Stratigraphic Group of Shanxi Province. 1983. Regional stratigraphic table of Northwest China, Shanxi Province Part. Geological Publishing House, Beijing, China [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 7885: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 05.06.2000

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Mortelia sp.
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp.
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
Rhynchonellata
 Pentamerida - Clarkellidae
Yangtzeella sp.
Yangtzeella sp. Kolarova 1925
 Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Metorthis sp.
 Orthida - Orthidae
Orthis sp.
Orthis sp. Dalman 1828
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Neseuretus sp.
Neseuretus sp. Hicks 1873 trilobite
 Phacopida - Pliomeridae
"Hammatocnemis sp." = Ovalocephalus
"Hammatocnemis sp." = Ovalocephalus Koroleva 1959 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Paraceraurus sp.
Paraceraurus sp. Männil 1958 trilobite
 Asaphida - Remopleurididae
Remopleurides sp.
Remopleurides sp. Portlock 1843 trilobite
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
"Basiliella sp." = Basilicus (Basiliella), Pseudoasaphus sp., Isoteloides sp.
"Basiliella sp." = Basilicus (Basiliella) Kobayashi 1934 trilobite
Pseudoasaphus sp. Schmidt 1901 trilobite
Isoteloides sp. Raymond 1910 trilobite
 Asaphida - Nileidae
Symphysurus sp., Nileus sp.
Symphysurus sp. Goldfuss 1843 trilobite
Nileus sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite
 Asaphida - Cyclopygidae
Xenocyclopyge sp., Cyclopyge sp.
Xenocyclopyge sp. Lu 1962 trilobite
Cyclopyge sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
 Asaphida - Hungaiidae
Dikelokephalina sp.
Dikelokephalina sp. Broegger 1996 trilobite
 Trinucleida - Trinucleidae
Ningkianolithus sp., Hanchungolithus sp.
Ningkianolithus sp. Lu 1954 trilobite
Hanchungolithus sp. Lu 1956 trilobite
  - Isocolidae
Hanzhongaspis sp., Liangshanocephalus sp.
Hanzhongaspis sp. Chen 1975 trilobite
Liangshanocephalus sp. Chen 1975 trilobite
 Proetida - Bathyuridae
"Goniotelina sp." = Acidiphorus
"Goniotelina sp." = Acidiphorus Raymond 1925 trilobite
 Proetida - Telephinidae
Phorocephala sp.
Phorocephala sp. Lu 1965 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Illaenus sp.
Illaenus sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
Cekovia sp., Phillipsinella sp., "Protophillipsinella sp." = Paraphillipsinella
Cekovia sp. Snajdr 1956 trilobite
Phillipsinella sp. Novak 1885 trilobite
"Protophillipsinella sp." = Paraphillipsinella Lu and Zhang 1974 trilobite
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Metagnostidae
Corrugatagnostus sp.
Corrugatagnostus sp. Kobayashi 1939
Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Retiolitidae
Glyptograptus sp.
Glyptograptus sp. Lapworth 1873 graptolite
 Graptoloidea - Phyllograptidae
Phyllograptus sp., Tetragraptus sp.
Phyllograptus sp. Hall 1858 graptolite
Tetragraptus sp. Salter 1863 graptolite