Beifengjing Section, Bed 19, Zhongliang Hill (Permian of China)

Where: Chongqing, China (29.5° N, 106.4° E: paleocoordinates 8.3° N, 93.9° E)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Changxing Formation, Changhsingian (254.2 - 252.2 Ma)

• 1.69 m thick

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified, gray limestone and lithified mudstone

• Gray thick-bedded limestone with argillaceous layers

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. Z. Shen and X. L. He. 1991. Changhsingian brachiopod assemblage sequence in Zhongliang Hill, Chongqing. Journal of Stratigraphy 15(3):189-196 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 94977: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 02.04.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
"Neochonetes substrophomenoides" = Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) substrophomenoides, Neochonetes strophomenoides
"Neochonetes substrophomenoides" = Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) substrophomenoides Huang 1932
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Oldhamina decipiens, Oldhamina anshunensis, Oldhamina squamosa
Oldhamina decipiens de Koninck 1863
Oldhamina squamosa Huang 1932
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
"Haydenella qinglongensis" = Haydenella kiangsiensis
"Haydenella qinglongensis" = Haydenella kiangsiensis Kayser 1883
 Productida -
Spinomarginifera chengyaoyenensis
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Orthothetina ruber, "Meekella dorsisulcata" = Meekella kueichowensis
Orthothetina ruber Frech 1911
"Meekella dorsisulcata" = Meekella kueichowensis Huang 1933
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina multiplicata
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Wellerellina chongqingensis
Wellerellina chongqingensis Shen et al. 1992
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Araxathyris ? sinensis, "Araxathyris rectimarginalis" = Juxathyris rectimarginalis, "Araxathyris guizhouensis" = Juxathyris guizhouensis, "Araxathyris zhijinensis" = Juxathyris zhijinensis, "Araxathyris bisulcata" = Juxathyris bisulcata
Araxathyris ? sinensis Shen et al. 2004
"Araxathyris rectimarginalis" = Juxathyris rectimarginalis Shen et al. 1992
"Araxathyris guizhouensis" = Juxathyris guizhouensis Liao 1980
"Araxathyris zhijinensis" = Juxathyris zhijinensis Liao 1980
"Araxathyris bisulcata" = Juxathyris bisulcata Liao 1980
 Terebratulida - Heterelasminidae
Qinglongia gigantea, Qinglongia ovalis
Qinglongia ovalis Shen et al. 1992
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Acosarina sp.
Acosarina sp. Cooper and Grant 1969
Foraminifera
 Fusulinoidea - Boultoniidae
Palaeofusulina simplex