Ceshui Formation, Locality 4, Zhongxin Village (Carboniferous of China)

Where: Guangdong, China (23.0° N, 113.9° E: paleocoordinates 7.2° S, 96.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ceshui Formation, Jiusian (346.7 - 335.2 Ma)

• Datangian stage, correlated via stratigraphy.org

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; lithified siltstone and lithified, carbonaceous mudstone

• silstone, carbonaceous mudstone and coal beds, 62 m

Primary reference: R. Zhang and J. Pojeta. 1986. New bivalves from the Datang Stage, Lower Carboniferous, Guangdong Province, China. Journal of Paleontology 60(3):669-679 [S. Peters/S. Peters/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 55696: authorized by Shanan Peters, entered by Shanan Peters on 03.11.2005

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Sphenopteridae
  - Sphenopteridae
Neuropteris gigantea
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"Neuropteris gigantea" = Paripteris gigantea
"Neuropteris gigantea" = Paripteris gigantea Sternberg 1825
Potoniea
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