Chaotian Section, Maokou Formation, 11CHAO173 (Permian of China)

Also known as Mingyuexia Gorge

Where: Sichuan, China (32.6° N, 105.9° E: paleocoordinates 1.8° N, 92.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Limestone Unit (L3) Member (Maokou Formation), Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: recrystallized, original calcite, original chitin

Collected by Zazzali, S.

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, mechanical, acetic,

Primary reference: S. Zazzali, S. Crasquin, J.-F. Deconinck and Q. Feng. 2015. Biodiversity across the Guadalupian-Lopingian Boundary: first results on the ostracod (Crustacea) fauna, Chaotian section (Sichuan Province, South China). Geodiversitas 37(3):283-313 [J. Bardin/J. Bardin]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 189439: authorized by Jérémie Bardin, entered by Jérémie Bardin on 19.10.2017

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Ostracoda
 Beyrichicopida - Youngiellidae
? Permoyoungiella "sp.1"
? Permoyoungiella "sp.1" Kozur 1985 ostracod
 Leperditellocopida - Aparchitidae
Cyathus ? caperata
Cyathus ? caperata Guan 1978 ostracod
 Leperditellocopida - Scrobiculidae
? Roundyella "sp.1"
 Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae
Hollinella martensiformis
Hollinella martensiformis Crasquin 2010 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae
Neoamphissites "sp.1"
Neoamphissites "sp.1" Becker and Wang 1992 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Knightinidae
Knightina "sp.1"
Knightina "sp.1" Kellett 1933 ostracod
 Platycopida - Knoxitidae
Knoxitidae "sp.1"
Knoxitidae "sp.1" Egorov 1950 ostracod
 Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
Samarella viscusforma
Samarella viscusforma Chitnarin 2012 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Fabalicypris "sp.1", Bairdia "sp.1", Bairdia "sp.2", Bairdia "sp.3", Bairdia chaotianensis, Mirabairdia "sp.1", Bairdiacypris "sp.1", Bairdiacypris "sp.2"
Bairdia "sp.1" M'Coy 1844 ostracod
Bairdia "sp.2" M'Coy 1844 ostracod
Bairdia "sp.3" M'Coy 1844 ostracod
Bairdia chaotianensis Zazzali et al. 2015 ostracod
Mirabairdia "sp.1" Kollmann 1963 ostracod
Bairdiacypris "sp.1" Bradfield 1935 ostracod
Bairdiacypris "sp.2" Bradfield 1935 ostracod
 Podocopida - Acratiidae
Acratinella "sp.1", ? Acratinella "sp.2", Acratia "sp.1"
Acratia "sp.1" Delo 1930 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
? Silenites "sp.1"
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
Waylandella "sp.1", Healdianella "sp.1"
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Basslerella "sp.1", Basslerella "sp.2", Basslerella "sp.3", ? Basslerella "sp.4", Basslerella "sp.5", Basslerella "sp.6", Basslerella "sp.7"
Basslerella "sp.1" Kellett 1935 ostracod
Basslerella "sp.2" Kellett 1935 ostracod
Basslerella "sp.3" Kellett 1935 ostracod
? Basslerella "sp.4" Kellett 1935 ostracod
Basslerella "sp.5" Kellett 1935 ostracod
Basslerella "sp.6" Kellett 1935 ostracod
Basslerella "sp.7" Kellett 1935 ostracod
 Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae
Microcheilinella "sp.1", Microcheilinella pagodaensis
Microcheilinella "sp.1" Geis 1933 ostracod
Microcheilinella pagodaensis Zazzali et al. 2015 ostracod