Selong Xishan JSQ8, Nyalam County (Permian of China)

Where: Xizang, China (28.7° N, 85.8° E: paleocoordinates 52.5° S, 63.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Selong Group, Changhsingian (254.2 - 252.2 Ma)

• Upper part

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: W. S. Wu. 1975. The coral fossils of the Mount Qomolangma region. A Report of the Scientific Expedition in the Mount Jolmo Lungma Region (1966-1968) 1:83-128 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 110539: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 10.06.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Favositida - Pseudofavositidae
Pseudofavosites irregularis n. sp. Wu 1975 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Pachyporidae
Thamnopora densa n. sp. Wu 1975 tabulate coral
Gertholites curvatus Waagen and Wentzel 1886 tabulate coral
 Stauriida - Tachylasmatidae
Tachylasma sp. Grabau 1922 horn coral