Howellella tingi Comm., Loc. ADH 63, Miaokao Fm., Qujing Co., E. Yunnan Prov.: Ludlow - Pridoli, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella tingi
145 specimens
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Yunnan County:Qujing
Coordinates: 25.5° North, 103.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:8.6° North, 130.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Silurian
10 m.y. bin:Silurian 2
*Epoch:Late/Upper Ludlow - Early/Lower Pridoli
Key time interval:Ludlow - Pridoli
Age range of interval:427.40000 - 419.20000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Miaokao
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: calcareous mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: "calcareous mudstones"
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: Shells both articulated and disarticulated, depending on the sample. Authors infer that articulation is normal condition, indicating quiet water BA 2.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: Table 9 (which includes abundances).
Metadata
Database number:25797
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Subset of collection #:27796
Created:2002-09-25 09:38:17 Last modified:2006-09-15 15:14:05
Access level:the public Released:2002-09-25 09:38:17
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
7183. Y. Wang, A. J. Boucot, J.Y. Rong and X.C. Yang. 1987. Community paleoecology as a geologic tool: the Chinese Ashgillian-Eifelian (latest Ordovician through early Middle Devonian) as an example. Geological Society of America Special Paper 211:1-100 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]

Secondary references:

7624 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]