Where: Guangdong, China (22.9° N, 113.0° E: paleocoordinates 7.7° S, 96.7° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Ceshui Formation, Jiusian (345.3 - 339.4 Ma)
• Datangian stage, correlated via stratigraphy.org
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; lithified, gray mudstone and lithified sandstone
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 55698: authorized by Shanan Peters, entered by Shanan Peters on 03.11.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Neuropteris gigantea | |
"Neuropteris gigantea" = Paripteris gigantea
"Neuropteris gigantea" = Paripteris gigantea Sternberg 1825 | |
Pteropsida | |
Strophomenata | |
Bivalvia | |
Solemya parallela, "Solemya primaeva" = Acharax primaeva
Solemya parallela Awning Clam
"Solemya primaeva" = Acharax primaeva Phillips 1836 Awning Clam | |
Aviculopecten cf. dissimilis scallop | |
Parallelodon sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 clam | |
Neocypricardinia simplex n. sp.
Neocypricardinia simplex n. sp. Zhang and Pojeta 1986 clam |