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Yunghsien, Lingui Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China

Formation	Yunghsien
Age:	372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Interval	Early Famennian
Lithology	framestone, bindstone/rudstone, "limestone", floatstone/framestone, packstone/grainstone
Number of Collections	8
Number of Occurrences	52

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Zhaijian	Lingui Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China	Yunghsien
Miaomen	Lingui Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China	Yunghsien
Zhaijiang	Lingui Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China	Yunghsien

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Allonema sp. genus	6	Fungi : Ascomycota : *Allonema*	376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Epiphyton sp. genus	6	*Epiphyton*	376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Izhella sp. genus	6	*Izhella*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Stenophycus sp. genus	6	*Stenophycus*	379.5 - 376.1 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Tharama sp. genus	6	*Tharama*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Ostracoda class	3	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda	376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Brachiopoda phylum	2	Animalia : Brachiopoda	376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Bryozoa phylum	2	Animalia : Bryozoa	376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Palmatolepis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Palmatolepidae : *Palmatolepis*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Kuangxiastraea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastreidae : *Kuangxiastraea*	379.5 - 376.1 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Crinoidea class	3	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Bivalvia class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	379.5 - 376.1 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Megalodon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Megalodontidae : *Megalodon*	379.5 - 376.1 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Gastropoda class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Porifera phylum	2	Animalia : Porifera	376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Amblysiphonella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sebargasiidae : *Amblysiphonella*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Amblysiphonella zhaijiangensis species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sebargasiidae : Amblysiphonella : *Amblysiphonella zhaijiangensis*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Paramphipora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : *Paramphipora*	379.5 - 376.1 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Stachyodes sp. genus	6	Animalia : Porifera : Stachyoditidae : *Stachyodes*	379.5 - 376.1 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Girvanella sp. genus	6	Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : Porostromataceae : *Girvanella*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Renalcis sp. genus	6	Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : *Renalcis*	376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Rothpletzella sp. genus	6	Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : *Rothpletzella*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Sphaerocodium sp. genus	6	Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : *Sphaerocodium*	376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Rivularia sp. genus	6	Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : Nostocales : Rivulariaceae : *Rivularia*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Ortonella sp. genus	6	Cyanobacteria : Porostromata : *Ortonella*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Foraminifera phylum	2	Foraminifera	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Diplosphaerina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Tuberitinidae : *Diplosphaerina*	376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Garwoodia sp. genus	6	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Pseudoudoteaceae : *Garwoodia*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Parachaetetes sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Gigartinales : *Parachaetetes*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Solenopora sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Solenoporaceae : *Solenopora*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian

References

Shen J.-w., Yu C.-m., et al (1997) A Late Devonian (Famennian) Renalcis-Epihphyton reef at Zhaijian, Guilin, South China, Facies 37, 195-210

Deng Z. (2002) Upper Devonian sphinctozoan sponges from Guilin, Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 41 2, 280-282

Shen J.-W., Webb G. E. (2004) Famennian (Upper Devonian) calcimicrobial (Renalcis) reef at Miaomen, Guilin, Guangxi, South China, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 204, 373-394

Shen J., Webb G. E., et al (2010) Microbial mounds prior to the Frasnian-Famennian mass extinctions, Hantang, Guilin, South China, Sedimentology 57, 1615-1639

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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