Eurypterid-Associated Biota of the Lower Sintan Shale, Hsin Tan, Hubei Province (Silurian of China)

Where: Hubei, China (31.0° N, 112.0° E: paleocoordinates 1.3° N, 128.0° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Sintan Shale Formation, Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• Lower Sintan Shale

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shale and sandstone

• "BA 3 or more offshore as judged by the Cyrtograptus"
• "Shale and sandstone with ripple marks"

Primary reference: R. E. Plotnick. 1999. Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 106-136 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 26992: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 11.11.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Cyrtograptidae
Cyrtograptus sp.
Cyrtograptus sp. graptolite
Euchelicerata
 Eurypterida - Eurypteridae
Eurypterus loi, Eurypterus styliformis, Eurypterus yangi
Eurypterus loi Chang 1957 eurypterid
Eurypterus styliformis Chang 1957 eurypterid
Eurypterus yangi Chang 1957 eurypterid
 Eurypterida - Mixopteridae
Mixopterus sp.
Mixopterus sp. Ruedemann 1921 eurypterid