Also known as Reef 933

Where: Guizhou, China (27.4° N, 108.2° E: paleocoordinates 8.2° N, 125.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lituigraptus convolutus graptolite zone, Xiangshuyuan Formation, Aeronian (440.8 - 438.5 Ma)

• total thickness 48 m. PJW: Given as lower part of formation elsewhere, which is Lituigraptus convolutus zone.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: the reef builders includes algae, corals, sponges and stromatoporoids in which algae are dominant, up to 36%, corals 5% (sometimes 20%)

Primary reference: D. Zeng, B. Liu, and Y. Huang. 1994. Reefs through geological ages in China. Reefs through geological ages in China 1-104 [W. Kiessling/F. Reichel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 80095: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Falko Reichel on 03.04.2008, edited by Pete Wagner

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