Nanbiancun (Bed 54) [Rongxian Fm]: Late/Upper Famennian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Crurithysis aff. lunievensis
Parachaetes cf. garwoodi
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Palmatolepidae
Palmatolepis gracilis
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Pseudopolygnathus detilineatus
Siphonodella praesulcata
Polygnathus communis Branson and Mehl 1934
recombined as Neopolygnathus communis
Polygnathus postinodosus
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Idiognathodontidae
Protognathus collinsoni (Ziegler 1969)
original and current combination Protognathodus collinsoni
Protognathus kocki (Bischoff 1957)
recombined as Protognathodus kockeli
Protognathus meischneri (Ziegler 1969)
original and current combination Protognathodus meischneri
Misspelled mischneri here (but correct in bed 57)
Chondrichthyes - Phoebodontiformes - Phoebodontidae
Phoebodus sp. St. John and Worthen 1875
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Phymatopleura sp. Girty 1939
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Posidonia sp. Bronn 1828
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia kinlingensis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
Mucrospirifer depressa
Mucrospirifer guilinensis
Mucrospirifer karaukensis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Martinothyris convex
Martinothyris delicata
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Unispirifer tornacensis (de Koninck 1883)
recombined as Atylephorus tornacensis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martiniella mazor
nomen nudum belonging to Elivellinae
Martiniella pentagonia
nomen nudum belonging to Elivellinae
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina cf. humerosa
Cleiothyridina submabrancea
Actinoconchus orbicularis
Actinoconchus cf. paradoxus
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae
Syringothyris guilinensis
Syringothyris hannibalensis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Dimegelasmidae
Guilinospirifer obscurus
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria resupinata (Martin 1809)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Rhipidiothyrididae
Rhipidothyris obesus
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma corculum
Dielasma kingi
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptagonia analoga (Phillips 1836)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Yanguania dushanensis
Ostracoda - Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
Shishaella porrectea
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia moreyi
see common names

Geography
Country:China
Coordinates: 25.3° North, 110.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:2.2° South, 100.8° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Late/Upper Devonian
Stage:Famennian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 5
Key time interval:Late/Upper Famennian Conodont zone: Siphonodella praesulcata
Age range of interval:365.30000 - 358.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Rongxian
Local section:Nanbiancun Local bed:54
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Rongxian Fm (Givetian-Tournaisian), which overlies the Tangjiawan Fm (Givetian) AGE: Devonian, late Famennian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From bed 54, not far below the Devonian side of -Devonian-Carboniferousboundary.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Coquina limestone. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, on the basis of figured specimens.
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,surface (float),surface (in situ),sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for macro fossils. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Metadata
Database number:162315
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2014-09-22 11:37:07 Last modified:2014-09-22 11:37:07
Access level:the public Released:2014-09-22 11:37:07
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

52868. D. Chen. 2010. Devonian-Carboniferous Carbonates around Guilin, South China: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. 2010 IGCP – 580 Meeting November 28-December 4 Guilin, South China: Applications of Magnetic Susceptibility on Paleozoic Rocks 1-29 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]