Qujing (Devonian of China)

Also known as Locality 17

Where: Yunnan, China (25.5° N, 103.8° E: paleocoordinates 6.3° N, 131.3° E)

When: Monograptus uniformis graptolite zone, Lower Member (Xishancun Formation), Lochkovian (419.2 - 410.8 Ma)

• Base of Lochkovian; Other papers note Icriodus woschmidti

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: foreshore; lithified sandstone and shale

• the Xishancun Formation is characterised by sandstones intercalated with shales representing a foreshore-offshore environment.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Zhu and J. Fan. 1995. Youngolepis from the Xishancun Formation (Early Lochkovian) of Qujing, China. Geobios 28(Supplement):293-299 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 173380: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 22.09.2015

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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 Gnathostomata -
Placodermi
 Antiarcha -
Zhanjilepis aspratilis armour-plated fish
 Antiarchiformes - Chuchinolepidae
Chuchinolepis gracilis Chang 1978 armour-plated fish
 Antiarchiformes - Yunnanolepididae
Yunnanolepis parvus armour-plated fish
Yunnanolepis porifera armour-plated fish
Yunnanolepis chii Liu 1963 armour-plated fish
Galeaspida
 Eugaleaspidiformes - Eugaleaspididae
 Huananaspidiformes - Huananaspidae
Stephaspis dipteriga Gai and Zhu 2007
 Polybranchiaspidiformes - Polybranchiaspididae
 Polybranchiaspidiformes - Gumuaspidae
"Laxaspis rostrata" = Pseudolaxaspis rostrata
"Laxaspis rostrata" = Pseudolaxaspis rostrata Liu 1975
 Polybranchiaspidiformes - Pentathyraspididae