Beipei Section, Chongqing City: Changhsingian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Prelissorhynchia n. gen. pseudoutah (Huang 1933)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Uncinunellina multicostifera Xu and Grant 1994
synonym of Anchorhynchia sarciniformis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris pusilla Zhan 1979
synonym of Paracrurithyris pigmaea
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Spirigerella guizhouensis (Liao 1980)
recombined as Juxathyris guizhouensis
Spirigerella discusella Xu and Grant 1994
recombined as Tarimathyris discusella
Araxathyris beipeiensis n. sp. Xu and Grant 1994
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia orbicostata Xu and Grant 1994
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Acosarina strophiria Xu and Grant 1994
recombined as Kotlaia strophiria
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella cursothornia Xu and Grant 1994
synonym of Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) substrophomenoides
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Chongqing
Coordinates: 29.6° North, 106.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:8.5° North, 94.0° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Lopingian
Stage:Changhsingian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Changhsingian
Age range of interval:254.14000 - 251.90200 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Changxing
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:50033
Authorizer:D. Bottjer Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2005-05-04 16:25:04 Last modified:2011-11-20 20:37:29
Access level:the public Released:2005-05-04 16:25:04
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

13437. G. Xu and R. E. Grant. 1994. Brachiopods near the Permian-Triassic boundary in South China. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 76:1-68 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]