Shazichang, Maokou Fm, Yanhe County (Permian of China)

Where: Guizhou, China (28.6° N, 108.5° E: paleocoordinates 1.2° S, 96.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Maokou Formation, Wordian (266.9 - 264.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: H. D. Wang. 1978. Anthozoa. Paleontological Atlas of Southwest China, Guizhou Volume 2:106-189 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 95960: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.05.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae
Yatsengia elegans n. sp. Wang 1978 horn coral