Qingyan corals: Anisian, China
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Pinacophyllidae
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Cyathocoenia informal sp. A
Duncan 1867
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Cyathocoenia informal sp. B
Duncan 1867
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Procyclolitidae
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Procyclolitidae indet.
Vaughan and Wells 1943
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new genus, new sp. A | ||||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Pamiroseriidae
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Pamiroseris silesiaca
(Beyrich 1852)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Montlivaltiidae
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Montlivaltia informal sp. A
Lamouroux 1821
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Reimaniphylliidae
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Retiophyllia informal sp. A
Cuif 1966
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Retiophyllia informal sp. B
Cuif 1966
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Retiophyllia informal sp. C
Cuif 1966
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Retiophyllia informal sp. D
Cuif 1966
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Retiophyllia informal sp. E
Cuif 1966
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Margarophylliidae
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Semidistichophyllum aff. guizhouensis
Deng and Kong 1984
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Deng 2006 | |||||||||
Neoconophyllia leidapoensis
Deng and Kong 1984
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Deng 2006 | |||||||||
Margarophyllia sp.
Volz 1896
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Deng 2006 | |||||||||
Margarophyllia vortica
Deng and Kong 1984
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Deng 2006 | |||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Stylinidae
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Procyathophora aff. fuerstenbergensis
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Deng 2006 | |||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Stylophyllidae
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cf. Stylophyllopsis informal sp. A
Frech 1890
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Stylophyllopsis ramosa
Qi and Stanley 1989
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Deng 2006 | |||||||||
listed as Stylophyllopsis ramose | ||||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Thamnasteriidae
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Thamnasteria informal sp. A
LeSauvage 1823
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Thamnasteria informal sp. B
LeSauvage 1823
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Thamnasteria informal sp. C
LeSauvage 1823
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Zardinophyllidae
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Radiophyllia pygmaeus n. sp.
Deng 2006
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | China | State/province: | Guizhou |
Coordinates: | 26.3° North, 106.7° East (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 13.3° North, 95.1° East | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Middle Triassic |
Stage: | Anisian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 2 |
Key time interval: | Anisian | ||
Age range of interval: | 247.20000 - 242.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Qingyan |
Stratigraphic resolution: | member |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | lithified "limestone" |
Environment: | perireef or subreef |
Geology comments: fore reef |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | peel or thin section,field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Taxonomic list comments:Data from Qi and Stanley 1989 omitted owing to problematic taxonomy |
Metadata
Database number: | 81047 | ||
Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel |
Modifier: | W. Kiessling | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2008-05-29 07:08:56 | Last modified: | 2008-06-16 12:09:16 |
Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2010-01-08 10:39:56 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
25725. | W. Qi. 1984. An Anisian coral fauna in Guizhou, South China. Palaeontographica Americana 54:187-190 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
27271 | Z. Q. Deng. 2006. Middle Triassic corals from W. Guangxi and S. Guizhou. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 45(1):32-51 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |