Also known as Mu-42, Muhua Section, Muhua Fm, Guizhou Province, China
Where: Guizhou, China (25.8° N, 106.4° E: paleocoordinates 7.3° S, 102.4° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Muhua Formation, Tournaisian (358.9 - 346.7 Ma)
• "The conodonts and ostracodes suggest a late Tournaisian age for the upper part of the Muhua Formation"
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; lithified, lenticular limestone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils
Preservation: replaced with silica
Collection methods: bulk, chemical,
• Collection was prepared by dissolution with formic acid.
•Material reposited in the Institute of Paleobiology PAN, Warsaw (abbreviated ZPAL).
Primary reference: 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]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 58462: authorized by Noel Heim, entered by Noel Heim on 08.02.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
? Hypotetragonia sinica n. sp., ? Hypotetragonia angulata, Houhongfeiella microspinosa n. gen. n. sp., Muhuaella spinosa, Orthotetidine indet., Echinoconchid indet., Productoid "sp. 1", Productoid "sp. 2", Rhynchonelloid indet., Brachythyridid indet., Phricodothyridine indet., Hapsiphyllid indet.
? Hypotetragonia sinica n. sp.
Houhongfeiella microspinosa n. gen. n. sp.
Hapsiphyllid indet. Hapsiphyllid rugose corals - 3 well preserved specimens, probably the genus Allotropiophyllum
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Conodontophorida | |
Mestognathus sp. Bischoff | |
Conodonta | |
Cavusgnathus sp. Harris and Hollingsworth 1933 conodont
Pseudopolygnathus primus conodont
Pseudopolygnathus sp. conodont | |
? Prioniodina sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1925 conodont | |
Gnathostomata | |
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Ophiuroidea | |
Ophiuroidea indet. Gray 1840 brittle star | |
Asteroidea | |
Asteroidea indet. de Blainville 1830 sea star | |
Echinoidea | |
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin | |
Crinoidea | |
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily | |
Trilobita | |
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Ostracoda | |
Bairdiacypris wangi n. sp., Bairdia bicornis, Bairdia nanbiancunensis, Bairdia sp., Bairdia cheni n. sp., "Bairdia cestriensis" = Orthobairdia cestriensis
Bairdiacypris wangi n. sp. Olempska 1999 ostracod
Bairdia bicornis ostracod
Bairdia nanbiancunensis ostracod
Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844 ostracod
Bairdia cheni n. sp. Olempska 1999 ostracod
"Bairdia cestriensis" = Orthobairdia cestriensis Ulrich 1891 ostracod | |
Acratia deloi ostracod | |
Bairdiocypris alia ostracod | |
? Healdia sp. Roundy 1926 ostracod | |
Editiella dawubaensis ostracod | |
Microcheilinella aff. subcorbuloides ostracod | |
Guerichiella coeni n. sp.
Guerichiella coeni n. sp. ostracod | |
Coryellina grammi n. sp., Coryellina advenoides n. sp.
Coryellina grammi n. sp. ostracod
Coryellina advenoides n. sp. ostracod | |
Knightina jiqiangi n. sp.
Knightina jiqiangi n. sp. ostracod | |
Kirkbya sp. Jones 1859 ostracod | |
"Amphissites (Amphissites) centronotus" = Amphissites centronotus
"Amphissites (Amphissites) centronotus" = Amphissites centronotus Ulrich and Bassler 1906 ostracod | |
Hollinella sp., Gortanella ruggierii n. sp.
Hollinella sp. Coryell 1928 ostracod
Gortanella ruggierii n. sp. ostracod | |
Malnina sp. ostracod | |
Sulcella jonesi n. sp., Cavellina robinsoni n. sp., Cavellina guizhouensis n. sp., Cavellina benniei
Sulcella jonesi n. sp. ostracod
Cavellina robinsoni n. sp. ostracod
Cavellina guizhouensis n. sp. ostracod
Cavellina benniei Jones et al. 1883 ostracod | |
Shishaella sp. ostracod
Shivaella armstrongiana ostracod | |
Libumella bonapartensis ostracod | |
? Knoxiella sp. ostracod | |
Bryozoa | |
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 | |
Brachiopoda | |
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Craniata | |
Acanthocrania sp. Williams 1943 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Hustedia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893 | |
? Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859 | |
Cleiothyridina sp. Buckman 1906 | |
Lambdarina sp. Brunton and Champion 1974 | |
? Tylothyris sp. North 1920 | |
Schizophoria sp. King 1850 | |
Strophomenata | |
Schuchertella sp. Girty 1904 | |
Rugosochonetes sp. Sokolskaja 1950 | |
Lingulata | |
Lingula sp. BruguiƩre 1797 | |
Gastropoda | |
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840 snail | |
Tentaculita | |
Cornulites sp. Schlotheim 1820 |