Shan MaJiaGou Fm., PingShun and FengFeng counties, ShanXi Prov., China (Ordovician of China)

Where: ShanXi, China (36.0° N, 114.0° E: paleocoordinates 18.7° S, 126.8° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Shan Majiagou Formation, Llandeilo (461.1 - 458.4 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, dolomitic, black, gray limestone and lime mudstone

• grayish black limestone, often dolomitic and brecciated, and mud limestone and dolomite

Primary reference: North China Stratigraphic Group. 1979. Regional Stratigraphic Table of North China. Branch of HeBei Province and TianJin City 250-260 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 8008: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 11.06.2000

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae
Richardsonoceras sp.
Richardsonoceras sp. Foerste 1932
 Orthocerida - Stereoplasmoceratidae
Stereoplasmoceras sp.
 Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Orthoceras sp.
Orthoceras sp. Breynius 1832
 Lituitida - Lituitidae
Lituites sp.
Lituites sp. Bertrand 1763
 Actinocerida - Armenoceratidae
Armenoceras sp.
Armenoceras sp. Foerste 1924
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Lophospira sp.
Lophospira sp. Whitfield 1886 snail
 Euomphalina - Macluritidae
Maclurites sp.
Maclurites sp. Le Sueur 1818 snail
 Euomphalina - Ophiletidae
Ecculiomphalus sp.
Ecculiomphalus sp. Portlock 1843 snail