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Pochiao, China

Formation	Pochiao
Age:	408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Interval	Early Emsian
Lithology	shale/"limestone", "shale", "limestone", mudstone
Number of Collections	8
Number of Occurrences	19

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
5m sample	Nanning, Guangxi, China	Pochiao
38m sample	Chuxiong City, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China	Pochiao
Napo	Napo Co., Baise, Guangxi, China	Pochiao
Zhaotong	Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China	Pochiao
Erikia-type locality	Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China	Pochiao
Daigu	Mengzi City, Honghe, Yunnan, China	Pochiao

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Nahkaoling	411 - 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	marl/mudstone, "shale"	31
Pocheluo	408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	shale/"limestone"	10
Qujing	393 - 388 Ma Devonian		1
Yukiang - Shizhou	408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	mudstone, "shale"/"limestone"	104

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Eoarcyzona alanlordi species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Arcyzonidae : Eoarcyzona : *Eoarcyzona alanlordi*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Krausella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Krausellidae : *Krausella*	407.6 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Platyrhomboides sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Beecherellidae : *Platyrhomboides*	407.6 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Rostrospirifer sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Hysterolitidae : *Rostrospirifer*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Parachonetes sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Strophochonetidae : *Parachonetes*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Dicoelostrophia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Douvillinidae : *Dicoelostrophia*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Polygnathus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Polygnathidae : *Polygnathus*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Erikia jarviki species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Dipnoiformes : Dipnorhynchidae : Erikia : *Erikia jarviki*	407.6 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Calceola sandalina species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllida : Goniophyllidae : Calceola : *Calceola sandalina*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Xystriphylloides sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Disphyllidae : *Xystriphylloides*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Antipleura (Daiguia) mengziensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontida : Antipleuridae : Antipleura : *Antipleura (Daiguia) mengziensis*	407.6 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Antactinodion biradiatum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Protobranchia : Antactinodiontidae : Antactinodion : *Antactinodion biradiatum*	407.6 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Trionychodia bella species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : Trionychodia : *Trionychodia bella*	407.6 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Clathrodictyon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Porifera : Clathrodictyidae : *Clathrodictyon*	409.1 - 402.5 Ma Early/Lower Devonian

References

Yu C.-M., Ruan Y.-P. (1988) Proposal and comment on the definition of Emsian, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 14, 179-191

Becker G., Wang S. Q. (1992) Kirkbyacea and Bairdiacea (Ostracoda) from the Palaeozoic of China, Palaeontographica Abteilung A 224, 1-54

Chang M.-M., Wang J.-Q. (1995) A new Emsian dipnorhynchid (Dipnoi) from Guangnan, southeastern Yunnan, China, Geobios 19, 233-239

Fang Z. J., Chen J. H., et al (2009) Supraspecific taxa of the Bivalvia first named, described, and published in China (1927-2007), The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, New Series 17, 1-157

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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