Qujing. Cuifengshan Assemblage: Lochkovian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Microholonaspis microthyris
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Youngacanthus gracilis
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Gualepis elegans
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Changolepis tricuspidus
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Peilepis solida
Zhao and Zhu 2010
? Ohiolepis xitunensis
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Ohiolepis sp.
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Galeaspida - Huananaspidiformes - Huananaspidae
Nanpanaspis microculus Liu 1965
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Galeaspida - Polybranchiaspidiformes - Gumuaspidae
Laxaspis rostrata Liu 1975
Zhao and Zhu 2010
recombined as Pseudolaxaspis rostrata
Galeaspida - Polybranchiaspidiformes - Polybranchiaspididae
Cyclodiscaspis ctenus Liu 1975
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Polybranchiaspis liaojiaoshanensis Liu 1965
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Laxaspis qujingensis Liu 1975
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Siyingia altuspinosa Wang and Wang 1982
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Galeaspida - Eugaleaspidiformes - Eugaleaspididae
Eugaleaspis lianhuashanensis Liu 1986
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Eugaleaspis changi Liu 1965
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Galeaspida
Hyperaspis acclivis Pan 1992
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Diplohollcaspis daleensis
Zhao and Zhu 2010
original and current combination Diploholcaspis
Placodermi
Asiacanthus kaoi P'am 1964
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Asiacanthus suni P'an 1964
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Placodermi - Phyllolepida - Gavinaspididae
Gavinaspis convergens Dupret and Zhu 2008
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Placodermi - Antiarcha
Zhanjilepis aspratilis
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Zhanjilepis sp. Zhang 1978
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Phymolepis cuifengshanensis
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Phymolepis guoruii
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Chuchinolepidae
Chuchinolepis sulcata
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Chuchinolepis sp. Chang 1978
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Chuchinolepis gracilis Chang 1978
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Chuchinolepis qujingensis (Zhang 1984)
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Chuchinolepis robusta Zhu 1996
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Yunnanolepididae
Yunnanolepis parvus
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Yunnanolepis porifera
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Yunnanolepis sp. Liu 1963
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Yunnanolepis chii Liu 1963
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Placodermi - Arthrodira
Parawilliamsaspis yujiangensis
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Placodermi - Arthrodira - Actinolepidae
Szelepis yunnanensis Liu 1979
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Climatiidae
Nostolepis sp. Pander 1856
Zhao and Zhu 2010
unclassified
Parathelodus scitulus
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Parathelodus catalatus
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Parathelodus trilobatus
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Parathelodus cornuformis
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Parathelodus asiatica (Wang 1984)
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Achoania jarvikii n. gen., n. sp. Zhu et al. 2001
1 specimen
V6235
Youngolepis sp. Chang and Yu 1981
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Youngolepis praecursor Chang and Yu 1981
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Psarolepis romeri Yu 1998
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Styloichthys changae Zhu and Yu 2002
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Diabolepis speratus Chang and Yu 1984
Zhao and Zhu 2010
Meemannia eos
Zhao and Zhu 2010
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Yunnan
Coordinates: 25.5° North, 103.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:6.3° North, 131.3° East
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Early/Lower Devonian
Stage:Lochkovian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 1
Key time interval:Lochkovian
Age range of interval:419.20000 - 410.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Xitun
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified mudstone
Secondary lithology: "shale"
Lithology description: mudstone and shale intercalated with marl
Environment:foreshore
Geology comments: It represents a foreshore-shallow water marine environment.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Achoania-type locality; Locality 17
Database number:162781
Authorizer:G. Lloyd, P. Wagner Enterer:G. Lloyd, P. Wagner
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:vertebrate
Created:2014-10-05 02:01:05 Last modified:2015-09-22 14:31:56
Access level:the public Released:2014-10-05 02:01:05
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

45172. M. Zhu, X. Yu, and P. E. Ahlberg. 2001. A primitive sarcopterygian fish with an eyestalk. Nature 410(6824):81-84 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]

Secondary references:

56463 W.-J. Zhao and M. Zhu. 2010. Siluro-Devonian vertebrate biostratigraphy and biogeography of China. Palaeoworld 19(1–2):4-26 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]