Where: Fujian, China (25.1° N, 117.0° E: paleocoordinates 3.9° N, 104.6° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Tongziyan Formation, Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified, gray mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Primary reference: R. S. Taylor, Y. B. Shen, and F. R. Schram. 1998. New pygocephalomorph crustaceans from the Permian of China and their phylogenetic relationships. Palaeontology 41(5):815-834 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 96862: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.07.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata | |
Martinia orbicularis Gemmellaro 1899 | |
Malacostraca | |
Fujianocaris bifurcatus n. gen.
Fujianocaris bifurcatus n. gen. Taylor et al. 1998 |