Qingyan corals: Anisian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pinacophyllidae
Cyathocoenia informal sp. A Duncan 1867
Cyathocoenia informal sp. B Duncan 1867
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Procyclolitidae
Procyclolitidae indet. Vaughan and Wells 1943
new genus, new sp. A
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Pamiroseris silesiaca (Beyrich 1852)
Deng 2006
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Montlivaltia informal sp. A Lamouroux 1821
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Retiophyllia informal sp. A Cuif 1966
Retiophyllia informal sp. B Cuif 1966
Retiophyllia informal sp. C Cuif 1966
Retiophyllia informal sp. D Cuif 1966
Retiophyllia informal sp. E Cuif 1966
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Semidistichophyllum aff. guizhouensis Deng and Kong 1984
Deng 2006
Neoconophyllia leidapoensis Deng and Kong 1984
Deng 2006
Margarophyllia sp. Volz 1896
Deng 2006
Margarophyllia vortica Deng and Kong 1984
Deng 2006
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Procyathophora aff. fuerstenbergensis
Deng 2006
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
cf. Stylophyllopsis informal sp. A Frech 1890
Stylophyllopsis ramosa Qi and Stanley 1989
Deng 2006
listed as Stylophyllopsis ramose
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria informal sp. A LeSauvage 1823
Thamnasteria informal sp. B LeSauvage 1823
Thamnasteria informal sp. C LeSauvage 1823
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Zardinophyllidae
Radiophyllia pygmaeus n. sp. Deng 2006
Deng 2006
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]