Duoma District, Rutog County, Upper Zhanjin Formation: Sakmarian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
? Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae
Megadesmidae informal indet. 1 Vokes 1967
Megadesmidae informal indet. 2 Vokes 1967
Megadesmus sp. Sowerby 1838
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus cf. meekanus Girty 1900
Schizodus cf. occidentalis Reed 1930
(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Eurydesmatidae
Eurydesma cf. globosum (Dana 1847)
synonym of Eurydesma cordatum
(1 measurement)
Eurydesma subovatum Reed 1936
(1 measurement)
Eurydesma mytiloides (Reed 1932)
Eurydesma playfordi Dickins 1957
(1 measurement)
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Xizang
Coordinates: 33.7° North, 80.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:43.0° South, 72.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Cisuralian
Stage:Sakmarian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 2
Key time interval:Sakmarian
Age range of interval:293.52000 - 290.10000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Zhanjin
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine 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:97289
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2010-07-21 22:12:45 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2010-07-21 22:12:45
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

29163. B. P. Liu and X. S. Cui. 1983. Discovery of Eurydesma fauna from Rutog, northwest Xizang (Tibet), and its biogeographic significance. Earth Science - Journal of Wuhan College of Geology 19(1):79-92 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]