Zhangmu bed 19: Lochkovian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Xenomartiniidae
Quadrithyrina typica n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
Reticulariopsis costatus n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Adolfiidae
Nikiforovaena guangxiensis n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Macropleura sinensis n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Spinatrypa sp. Stainbrook 1951
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypinidae
Spirigerina supramarginalis (Khalfin 1948)
Atrypina simpsoni Johnson 1970
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Carinatinidae
Carinatina prolowtherensis n. sp.
Carinatina corrumarginata n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira ventricosa (Hall 1857)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Dolerorthis zhongnanensis n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Isorthis sp. Kozlowski 1929
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria lianghetangensis n. sp.
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Pulsiidae
Schellwienella sp.
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Guangxi
Coordinates: 22.0° North, 110.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.7° North, 124.6° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Early/Lower Devonian
Stage:Lochkovian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 1
Key time interval:Lochkovian Graptolite zone: Monograptus hercynicus / Neomonograptus falcarius - Neomonograptus fanicus
Age range of interval:419.20000 - 410.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Beijuntang
Local section:Zhangmu Local bed:19
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Late Lochkovian. Between Monograptus hercynicus zone (below) and Neomonograptus fanicus - Neomonograptus falcurius zone (above). PJW: Monograptus hercynicus zone directly precedes the Neomonograptus fanicus zone, so I am putting it at both.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:black,green,red,yellow mudstone
Lithology description: "black, yellowish green and yellowish violet mudstone. Most of the shells are articulated..."
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: "The overall environment is deep water and soft substrate."
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: Numbers of individuals given in Figure 12.3.
Taxonomic list comments:Brachiopods only
Metadata
Also known as:Reticulariopsis costatus-Nikiforovaena guangxiensis Community
Database number:41058
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-06 08:20:59 Last modified:2019-09-29 20:44:33
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-06 08:20:59
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

4289. Y. Shipu, A. J. Boucot, and C. Wang. 1999. Early Devonian brachiopod and trace fossil communitires from southeastern Guangxi. In A. J. Boucot and J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 139-163 [M. Foote/M. Foote/S. Kolbe]