Sanpaoling II, F. bipartitus zone (Permian of China)

Where: Guangxi, China (22.2° N, 108.6° E: paleocoordinates 0.2° N, 101.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bancheng Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• beds 55-62, Follicucullus tripartitus-F. charveti-F. orthogonus zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified chert

• thin-bedded cherts

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: Y. J. Wang, Q. Yang, Y. N. Cheng and J. X. Li. 2006. Lopingian (Upper Permian) radiolarian biostratigraphy of south China. Palaeoworld 15:31-53 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 95611: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 20.04.2010

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Taxonomic list

Protozoa
 Albaillellaria - Follicucullidae
Follicucullus sp. Ormiston and Babcock 1979 radiolarian
Follicucullus charveti Caridroit and De Wever 1984 radiolarian
Follicucullus cf. furca Caridroit and De Wever 1986 radiolarian
Follicucullus orthogonus Caridroit and De Wever 1984 radiolarian
Follicucullus bipartitus Caridroit and De Wever 1984 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
"Copicyntra akikawaensis" = Paracopicyntra akikawaensis Sashida and Tonishi 1988 radiolarian
Stigmosphaerostylus itsukaichiensis Sashida and Tonishi 1985 radiolarian
 Latentifistularia - Ruzhencevispongidae
Ruzhencevispongus uralicus Kozur 1980 radiolarian
 Latentifistularia - Cauletellidae
Foremanhelena triangula De Wever and Caridroit 1984 radiolarian
Ishigaum trifustis De Wever and Caridroit 1984 radiolarian
 Latentifistularia - Latentifistulidae
Latentifistula similicutis Caridroit and De Wever 1986 radiolarian
Latentifistula texana Nazarov and Ormiston 1985 radiolarian
 Latentifistularia - Ormistonellidae
"Nazarovella inflata" = Quadriremis inflata, Nazarovella scalae
"Nazarovella inflata" = Quadriremis inflata Sashida and Tonishi 1986 radiolarian
Nazarovella scalae Caridroit and De Wever 1986 radiolarian