Sifangtang II, unit 1 (Permian of China)

Where: Guangxi, China (24.2° N, 109.4° E: paleocoordinates 2.1° S, 100.9° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: "Gufeng" Formation, Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• samples R2808-R2814, lower part of the section, Follicucullus scholasticus zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified chert and lithified, cherty/siliceous mudstone

• gray bedded chert, siliceous and tuffaceous mudstone

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: A. Yao, K. Kuwahara, J. Yao, Z. Ji, and J. Li. 2007. Permian radiolarians from the so-called Gufeng Formation of the Laibin-Liuzhou area, Guangxi, China. Journal of Geosciences 50(6):67-81 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 95733: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 26.04.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
 Albaillellaria - Follicucullidae
Follicucullus sp., Follicucullus cf. ventricosus
Follicucullus sp. Ormiston and Babcock 1979 radiolarian
Follicucullus cf. ventricosus Ormiston and Babcock 1979 radiolarian
 Latentifistularia - Ormistonellidae
"Raciditor gracilis" = Quadricaulis, "Raciditor scalae" = Quadricaulis
"Raciditor gracilis" = Quadricaulis radiolarian
"Raciditor scalae" = Quadricaulis radiolarian
 Latentifistularia - Latentifistulidae
Latentifistula sp.
Latentifistula sp. Nazarov and Ormiston 1983 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
Hegleria sp.
Hegleria sp. Nazarov and Ormiston 1985 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Relindellidae
Tetraspongodiscus sp.
Tetraspongodiscus sp. Kozur and Mostler 1979 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Archaeospongoprunidae
Copiellintra sp.
Copiellintra sp. Nazarov and Ormiston 1985 radiolarian