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Hongguleleng - Lower, Tacheng Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

Formation	Hongguleleng
Member	Lower
Age:	372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Interval	Famennian
Lithology	limestone/"shale", wackestone/"shale", siltstone/"shale"
Number of Collections	5
Number of Occurrences	49

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Boulongour section	Tacheng Prefecture, Xinjiang, China	Hongguleleng - Lower
Section 3	Tacheng Prefecture, Xinjiang, China	Hongguleleng - Lower

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Hongguleleng - Upper	372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	limestone, "shale"	10

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Phacops sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : *Phacops*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Cleiothyridina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : *Cleiothyridina*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Schizophoria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : *Schizophoria*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Sartenaerus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : *Sartenaerus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Cyrtospirifer sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : *Cyrtospirifer*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Apousiella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae : *Apousiella*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Sulcatospirifer sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae : *Sulcatospirifer*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Schuchertella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : *Schuchertella*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Mesoplica sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : *Mesoplica*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Sentosia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Sentosiidae : *Sentosia*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Tabulophyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Chonophyllidae : *Tabulophyllum*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Amplexocarinia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Laccophyllidae : *Amplexocarinia*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Neaxon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Laccophyllidae : *Neaxon*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Deltacrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : *Deltacrinus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Cosmetocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Aphelecrinidae : *Cosmetocrinus*	376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Bridgerocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Bridgerocrinidae : *Bridgerocrinus*	376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Scytalocrinidae family	5	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Scytalocrinidae	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Chinacrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : *Chinacrinus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Chinacrinus xinjiangensis species	7	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Chinacrinus : *Chinacrinus xinjiangensis*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Uperocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Batocrinidae : *Uperocrinus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Graphiocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Graphiocrinidae : *Graphiocrinus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Cestocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : *Cestocrinus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Cladida unranked clade	99	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cladida	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Holcocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : *Holcocrinus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Pachylocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Pachylocrinidae : *Pachylocrinus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Decadocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Decadocrinidae : *Decadocrinus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Poteriocrinina order	4	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Poteriocrinina	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Forbesiocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Sagenocrinitidae : *Forbesiocrinus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Eutaxocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Taxocrinidae : *Eutaxocrinus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Eutaxocrinus chinaensis species	7	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Taxocrinidae : Eutaxocrinus : *Eutaxocrinus chinaensis*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Houiblastus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Spiraculata : *Houiblastus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Uyguroblastus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Spiraculata : *Uyguroblastus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Platyceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : *Platyceras*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian

References

Lane N. G., Waters J. A., et al (1997) Echinoderm faunas of the Hongguleleng Formation, Late Devonian (Famennian), Xinjiang-Uyger Autonomous Region, People''s Republic of China, Journal of Paleontology Memoir 47 71 2, 1-43

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!