Shaerbuer Formation in Hoboksar County, NW Xinjiang Province: Wenlock, China
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Dictyosolenia xinjiangensis
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Dictyosolenia bulla
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Dictyosolenia multitabulata
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Junggarophyllum planotabulatum
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Leptodesmus sp.
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"Leptodesmus" could be a misprint for "Leptodesma", yet both names occur on this list. | ||||||||||
Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Calostylidae
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Calostylis sp.
Lindström 1868
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Calostylis cf. profunda
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Anthozoa
- Cystiphyllida
- Holmophyllidae
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Holmophyllum hoboksarense
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Anthozoa
- Cystiphyllida
- Tryplasmatidae
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Tryplasma sp.
Lonsdale 1845
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Anthozoa
- Auloporida
- Syringoporidae
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Syringopora sp.
Goldfuss 1826
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Anthozoa
- Heliolitida
- Halysitidae
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Halysites sp.
von Waldheim 1813
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Halysites hoboksarensis
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Halysites junggarensis
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Anthozoa
- Heliolitida
- Heliolitidae
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Ningqiangolites xinjiangensis
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Ningqiangolites junggarensis
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Ningqiangolites hoboksarensis
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Heliolites sp.
Dana 1846
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Anthozoa
- Heliolitida
- Plasmoporidae
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Visbylites hoboksarensis
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Squameolites immensis
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Anthozoa
- Favositida
- Favositidae
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Palaeofavosites forbesiformis
Sokolov 1951
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Mesofavosites cf. ajaquensis
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Favosites sp.
Lamarck 1816
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Favosites squamulus
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Favosites forbesi
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Favosites gothlandicus
Lamarck 1816
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Anthozoa
- Favositida
- Theciidae
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Angopora hisingeri
Jones 1936
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Anthozoa
- Favositida
- Alveolitidae
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Subalveolites sp.
Sokolov 1955
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Subalveolites porosus
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Bivalvia
- Myalinida
- Ambonychiidae
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Streptomytilus sp.
Kindle and Breger 1904
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synonym of Mytilarca | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pterineidae
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Leptodesma sp.
Hall 1883
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Leptostrophiidae
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Leptostrophia sp.
Hall and Clarke 1892
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Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Atrypidae
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Atrypa sp.
Dalman 1828
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Cyrtiidae
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Eospirifer sp.
Schuchert 1913
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Eospirifer tuvaensis
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Stenolaemata
- Cystoporata
- Constellariidae
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Stellipora sp.
Hall 1847
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Trilobita
- Phacopida
- Encrinuridae
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Encrinurus sp.
Emmrich 1844
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | China | State/province: | Xinjiang | County: | Hoboksar |
Coordinates: | 46.8° North, 85.7° East (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 3.4° South, 69.4° East | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
Period: | Silurian | Epoch: | Wenlock |
10 m.y. bin: | Silurian 2 | ||
Key time interval: | Wenlock | ||
Age range of interval: | 433.40000 - 427.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Shaerbuer | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: 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. "This fauna was assigned a Middle Silurian, Wenlock age. The base of the formation is unexposed." |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | calcareous sandstone |
Secondary lithology: | "limestone" |
Lithology description: "It contains volcanogenic strata and some calcareous sandstone [containing] limestone lenses--al of these interbedded with the volcanogenic beds. It has silicified limestone at its base, and the total thickness is 769 m. The fauna is s rich shelly one containing [list]..." | |
Environment: | marine indet. |
Geology comments: Correlation chart indicates BA3 based on shelly fauna. |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 27834 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Foote | Enterer: | M. Foote |
Modifier: | M. Foote | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2003-01-14 08:54:00 | Last modified: | 2006-09-13 14:01:03 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-01-14 08:54:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
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] |