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XiangshuyuanFarm, Yinjiang County, Tongren, Guizhou, China
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 28.0167,108.4 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Guizhou, China |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Yinjiang County, Tongren, Guizhou, China |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Xiangshuyuan Fm., Yinjiang Facies, NE Guizhou Border Region | Mu E.-z., Boucot A. J., et al (1986) | Xiangshuyuan | Except where otherwise stated, ref. 7624 uses Lower Silurian as equivalent to Llandovery, Middle Silurian as equivalent to Wenlock, and Upper Silurian as equivalent to Ludlow plus Pridoli. "In light of the presence of Pristiograptus gregarius in the underlying formation, and the presence in the lower part of this formation of Borealis, it was assigned to the late Middle Llandoverian. The upper part of the formation containing Stricklandia, Merciella, Paraconchidium, and Virgianella was assigned | mudstone | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Trilobita class | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Brachiopoda phylum | Animalia : Brachiopoda | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Stricklandia sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Stricklandiidae : Stricklandia | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Brevilamnulella sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Virgianidae : Brevilamnulella | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Leptellina (Merciella) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptellinidae : Leptellina : Leptellina (Merciella) | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Rhizophyllum sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Goniophyllidae : Rhizophyllum | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Graptolithina class | Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
References
Mu E.-z., Boucot A. J., et al (1986) Correlation of the Silurian rocks of China, Geological Society of America Special Paper 202, 1-80 |
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