Where: Xinjiang, China (43.1° N, 83.5° E: paleocoordinates 6.5° N, 80.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Bayinburuk Formation, Ludlow to Ludlow (427.4 - 419.2 Ma)

• Except where otherwise stated, ref. 7624 uses Lower Silurian as equivalent to Llandovery, Middle Silurian as equivalent to Wenlock, and Upper Silurian as equivalent to Ludlow plus Pridoli. "The presence of Squameofavosites suggests a Ludlow-Pridoli age [for the lower part of formation from which fossils come]."

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; argillaceous mudstone and limestone

Primary reference: E.-z. Mu, A. J. Boucot, X. Chen and J.-y. Rong. 1986. Correlation of the Silurian rocks of China. In A. J. Boucot and W. B. N. Berry (eds.), Geological Society of America Special Paper 202:1-80 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27733: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 07.01.2003

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