Guanling, Middle Zhuganpo Formation: Ladinian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Xenoprotrachyceras cf. primum Wang 1983
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae
Langdaiceras sp. Wang 1983
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Michelinoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Syringonautilidae
Syringonautilus sp. Mojsisovics 1902
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Halobiidae
Daonella sp. Mojsisovics 1874
Halobia sp. Bronn 1830
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida
Pseudokoninckina xinpuensis Zeng 2006
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
? Aulacothyris informal sp. 1 Douville 1880
? Aulacothyris informal sp. 2 Douville 1880
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae
Sanqiaothyris sp. Yang and Xu 1966
synonym of Rhaetina
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Ninglangothyris subcircularis Jin and Fang 1977
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Guizhou
Coordinates: 25.9° North, 105.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:16.3° North, 94.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Middle Triassic
Stage:Ladinian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 2
Key time interval:Ladinian
Age range of interval:242.00000 - 237.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Zhuganpo
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology: lithified dolomite
Lithology description: medium- to thick-bedded grey micritic limestones intercalated with dolomites and dolomitic limestones in the lower part and thick-bedded bioclastic limestones in the upper part
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Geology comments: relatively shallow-water platform
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:85164
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-12-04 02:14:58 Last modified:2008-12-04 04:14:58
Access level:the public Released:2008-12-04 02:14:58
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

28658. X. Wang, G. H. Bachmann, H. Hagdorn, P. M. Sanders, G. Cuny, X. Chen, C. Wang, L. Chen, L. Cheng, F. Meng, and G. Xu. 2008. The Late Triassic black shales of the Guanling area, Guizhou province, south-west China: a unique marine reptile and pelagic crinoid fossil lagerstätte. Palaeontology 51(1):27-61 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]