Qinglingdiwan Reef, Sichuan, China (Silurian of China)

Also known as Reef 1878

Where: Shaanxi, China (32.7° N, 106.0° E: paleocoordinates 5.8° N, 131.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: griestoniensis to spiralis-grandis zone, Ningqiang Formation, Telychian (438.5 - 433.4 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified framestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: Y. Li, S. Kershaw, and X. Chen. 2002. Biotic structure and morphology of patch reefs from South China (Ningqiang Formation, Telychian, Llandovery, Silurian). Facies 46:133-148 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 23252: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 11.07.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae
Microplasma sp.
Microplasma sp. Dybowski 1873 horn coral
 Stauriida - Entelophyllidae
Nanshanophyllum sp.
Nanshanophyllum sp. Yü 1956 horn coral
 Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae
Pilophyllum sp.
Pilophyllum sp. Wedekind 1927 horn coral
 Favositida - Alveolitidae
Subalveolites sp.
Subalveolites sp. Sokolov 1955 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites sp.
Favosites sp. Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral
 Heliolitida - Halysitidae
Halysites sp.
Halysites sp. von Waldheim 1813 tabulate coral
Stromatoporoidea
 Stromatoporida - Stromatoporidae
Stromatopora sp.
Stromatopora sp. Goldfuss 1826 stromatoporoid sponge