Mu-42, Muhua Section: Tournaisian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
? Hypotetragonia sinica n. sp.
? Hypotetragonia angulata
Houhongfeiella microspinosa n. gen., n. sp.
Muhuaella spinosa
Orthotetidine indet.
Balinski 1999
Orthotetidine gen. et sp. indet.
Echinoconchid indet.
Balinski 1999
Echinoconchid gen. et sp. indet.
Productoid informal sp. 1
Balinski 1999
Productoid gen. et sp. indet. 1
Rhynchonelloid indet.
Balinski 1999
Rhynchonelloid gen. et sp. indet.
Brachythyridid indet.
Balinski 1999
Brachythyridid gen. et sp. indet.
Phricodothyridine indet.
Balinski 1999
Phricodothyridine gen. et sp. indet.
Hapsiphyllid indet.
Balinski 1999
Hapsiphyllid rugose corals - 3 well preserved specimens, probably the genus Allotropiophyllum
Productoid informal sp. 2
Balinski 1999
Productoid gen. et sp. indet. 2
    = Muhuarina haeretica n. gen., n. sp.
Balinski and Sun 2005
Echinoidea
Echinoidea indet. (Leske 1778)
Balinski 1999
Asteroidea
Asteroidea indet. de Blainville 1830
Balinski 1999
Ophiuroidea
Ophiuroidea indet. Gray 1840
Balinski 1999
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
Balinski 1999
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Pseudopolygnathus primus
Balinski 1999
Pseudopolygnathus sp.
Balinski 1999
Cavusgnathus sp. Harris and Hollingsworth 1933
Balinski 1999
Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Prioniodinidae
? Prioniodina sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1925
Balinski 1999
Mestognathidae
Mestognathus sp. Bischoff
Balinski 1999
unclassified
Gnathostomata indet. Gegenbauer 1874
Balinski 1999
fish osicles
Tentaculita - Cornulitida - Cornulitidae
Cornulites sp. Schlotheim 1820
Balinski 1999
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840
Balinski 1999
unclassified
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Balinski 1999
"Juvenile brachiopods - about 50 specimens, mostly spiriferoids"
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
Balinski 1999
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Acanthocrania sp. Williams 1943
Balinski 1999
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Lambdarinidae
Lambdarina sp. Brunton and Champion 1974
Balinski 1999
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
? Tylothyris sp. North 1920
Balinski 1999
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
? Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
Balinski 1999
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina sp. Buckman 1906
Balinski 1999
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Balinski 1999
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria sp. King 1850
Balinski 1999
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptagonia sp.
Balinski 1999
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Rugosochonetes sp. Sokolskaja 1950
Balinski 1999
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Argentiproductus sp.
Balinski 1999
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella sp. Girty 1904
Balinski 1999
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Balinski 1999
Trilobita
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771
Balinski 1999
32 very small proetid exoskeleton fragments
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida
Malnina sp.
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae
Hollinella sp. Coryell 1928
Gortanella ruggierii n. sp.
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae
Amphissites (Amphissites) centronotus (Ulrich and Bassler 1906)
recombined as Amphissites centronotus
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Knightinidae
Knightina jiqiangi n. sp.
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Kirkbyidae
Kirkbya sp. Jones 1859
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Leperditellidae
Coryellina grammi n. sp.
Coryellina advenoides n. sp.
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida
Guerichiella coeni n. sp.
Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cavellinidae
Sulcella jonesi n. sp.
Cavellina robinsoni n. sp.
Cavellina guizhouensis n. sp.
Cavellina benniei (Jones et al. 1883)
Ostracoda - Platycopida - Miltonellidae
Libumella bonapartensis
Ostracoda - Platycopida - Knoxitidae
? Knoxiella sp.
Ostracoda - Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
Shivaella armstrongiana
Shishaella sp.
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Editiidae
Editiella dawubaensis
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia cestriensis Ulrich 1891
recombined as Orthobairdia cestriensis
Bairdia bicornis
Bairdia nanbiancunensis
Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844
Bairdia cheni n. sp. Olempska 1999
Bairdiacypris wangi n. sp. Olempska 1999
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Acratiidae
Acratia deloi
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
Bairdiocypris alia
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Healdiidae
? Healdia sp. Roundy 1926
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae
Microcheilinella aff. subcorbuloides
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Guizhou
Coordinates: 25.8° North, 106.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:7.3° South, 102.4° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Tournaisian 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 1
Key time interval:Tournaisian
Age range of interval:358.90000 - 346.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Muhua
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: "The conodonts and ostracodes suggest a late Tournaisian age for the upper part of the Muhua Formation"
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:lenticular lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: "The described ostracode assemblage os from a detrital limestone lense (sample Mu-42) in the upper part of the Muhua Formation."
Environment:deep subtidal indet.
Geology comments: "The ostracode assemblage from sample Mu-42 clearly represents the'Eifelian ecotype' of Becker (in Bandel & Becker 1975). This ecotype is characteristic of high-energy paleoenvironments. The ostracode assemblage from the studied interval is similar in generic composition to marine near-shore to shallow off-shore ostracode assemblages described by Bless (1983) from the Late Devonian-Early Carboniferous of Europe."
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,replaced with silica
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Abundance in sediment:abundant
Articulated whole bodies:some
Disassociated major elements:many
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,field collection
Rock censused:2 kg
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Collection was prepared by dissolution with formic acid.
Material reposited in the Institute of Paleobiology PAN, Warsaw (abbreviated ZPAL).
Metadata
Also known as:Mu-42, Muhua Section, Muhua Fm, Guizhou Province, China
Database number:58462
Authorizer:N. Heim, S. Holland Enterer:N. Heim
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-02-08 09:10:58 Last modified:2021-03-05 12:00:28
Access level:the public Released:2006-02-08 09:10:58
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
16587. E. Olempska. 1999. Silicified shallow-water ostracodes from the Early Carboniferous of South China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 44(4):383-436 [N. Heim/N. Heim]

Secondary references:

16590 A. Balinski. 1999. Brachiopods and conodonts from the Early Carboniferous of South China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 44(4):437-451 [N. Heim/N. Heim/M. Uhen]
16591 A. Balinski and Y. Sun. 2005. A new Early Carboniferous microproductid brachiopod from South China. Palaeontology 48(3):447-454 [N. Heim/N. Heim/M. Uhen]