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Tuoba, Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China

Formation	Tuoba
Age:	260 - 254 Ma Permian
Interval	Wuchiapingian
Number of Collections	3
Number of Occurrences	14

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Jiaoga	Markam Co. (Mangkang Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Tuoba
Tuoba	Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Tuoba
6 miles north of Markam	Markam Co. (Mangkang Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Tuoba

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Jiaoga	269 - 265 Ma Permian	limestone	12
Licha	290 - 279 Ma Permian		12
Qixia	272 - 269 Ma Permian	limestone, "limestone"/"shale", wackestone, lime mudstone, "limestone"/"siliciclastic", mudstone, "limestone"/sandstone, "siliciclastic", "shale"	1316
Aoqu	315 - 307 Ma Carboniferous		13

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Orbiculoidea tobaensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : Orbiculoidea : *Orbiculoidea tobaensis*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Stenoscisma gigantea species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Stenoscismatidae : Stenoscisma : *Stenoscisma gigantea*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Semibrachythyrina mahaensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Choristitidae : Alphaneospirifer : *Semibrachythyrina mahaensis*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Permophricodothyris waageni species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : Permophricodothyris : *Permophricodothyris waageni*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Squamularia superba species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : Squamularia : *Squamularia superba*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Martinia lopingensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Martiniidae : Martinia : *Martinia lopingensis*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Perigeyerella costellata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Perigeyerella : *Perigeyerella costellata*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Cathaysia jiaogaensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Cathaysia : *Cathaysia jiaogaensis*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Lamnimargus caucasicus species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Lamnimargus : *Lamnimargus caucasicus*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Spinomarginifera lopingensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Spinomarginifera : *Spinomarginifera lopingensis*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Tyloplecta crassica species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Tyloplecta : *Tyloplecta crassica*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Tethyochonetes convexa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Tethyochonetes : *Tethyochonetes convexa*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian

References

Jin Y.G., Sun D. L. (1981) Paleozoic brachiopods from Xizang (Tibet), Paleontology of Xizang, Book III, The Series of the Scientific Expedition to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, 127-171

Jin Y. G., Wang Y., et al (1985) Late Paleozoic and Triassic brachiopods from the east of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Western Sichuan and Eastern Xizang, 182-249

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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