Where: Anhui, China (30.5° N, 117.5° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 6.3° S, 116.9° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: 2 Member (Qinglong Formation), Smithian (249.9 - 248.1 Ma)
• 11 m thick
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lithified, gray, green, calcareous shale and lithified, gray, argillaceous limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: J. H. Li and B. L. Ding. 1981. Two new lamellibranch genera from Lower Triassic of Anhui. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 20(4):325-330 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 95658: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 21.04.2010
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Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Entolium sp. Meek 1865 scallop | |
"Posidonia circularis" = Bositra circularis, Posidonia sp.
"Posidonia circularis" = Bositra circularis Hsu 1937 oyster
Posidonia sp. Bronn 1828 oyster |