Houchang, Maokou Fm, Ziyun County: Roadian - Capitanian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae
Polythecalis houchangensis n. sp. Wang 1978
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Guizhou
Coordinates: 25.5° North, 106.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:4.3° South, 97.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Guadalupian
Key time interval:Roadian - Capitanian
Age range of interval:273.01000 - 259.51000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Maokou
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:peel or thin section,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:95929
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2010-05-05 11:26:19 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2010-05-05 11:26:19
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

32576. H. D. Wang. 1978. Anthozoa. Paleontological Atlas of Southwest China, Guizhou Volume 2:106-189 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]