FengFeng Fm., LuCheng Co., ShanXi Prov., China (Ordovician to of China)

Where: ShanXi, China (36.0° N, 113.0° E: paleocoordinates 19.4° S, 126.3° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Fengfeng Formation, Costonian to Costonian (460.9 - 455.8 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• grayish black limestone, dolomitic limestone, and dolomitic lime mudstone

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 8009: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 11.06.2000

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Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Actinocerida - Armenoceratidae
Armenoceras sp. Foerste 1924
 Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae
Richardsonoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae
Loxonema sp. Phillips 1841 snail
 Euomphalina - Ophiletidae
Ecculiomphalus sp. Portlock 1843 snail
 Euomphalina - Macluritidae
Maclurites sp. Le Sueur 1818 snail
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Leptellinidae
Leptelloidea sp. Jones 1928
 Billingsellida - Polytoechiidae
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Orthidae
Orthis sp. Dalman 1828
 Pentamerida - Clarkellidae
Yangtzeella sp. Kolarova 1925
 Pentamerida - Porambonitidae
Porambonites sp. Pander 1830
Lingulata
 Acrotretida - Acrotretidae
Acrotreta sp. Kutorga 1848