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Jiapila, China

Formation	Jiapila
Member(s)	Upper
Age:	228 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Interval	Norian
Lithology	lime mudstone, "limestone", lime mudstone/"limestone"
Number of Collections	4
Number of Occurrences	20

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Qoima Co	Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China	Jiapila
Chesuosi	Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Jiapila
Liao 1	Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Jiapila
Quemocuo	Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Jiapila - Upper

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Bolila	216 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	limestone	55
Jiapila - Upper	237 - 201 Ma Mesozoic		1

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Oxycolpella zhonghuaensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Diplospirellidae : Oxycolpella : *Oxycolpella zhonghuaensis*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Decurtella paradecurta species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Austrirhynchidae : Decurtella : *Decurtella paradecurta*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Laballa striata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Laballidae : Laballa : *Laballa striata*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Psioidea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Rastelligeridae : *Psioidea*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Rastelligera sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Rastelligeridae : *Rastelligera*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sinucosta pectinata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Sinucostidae : Sinucosta : *Sinucosta pectinata*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sanqiaothyris qabdoensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Angustothyrididae : Rhaetina : *Sanqiaothyris qabdoensis*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Adygella rugosoplicata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dielasmatidae : Adygella : *Adygella rugosoplicata*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Ornithella jomdaensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Ornithella : *Ornithella jomdaensis*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Margarophyllia capitata species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Margarophylliidae : Margarophyllia : *Margarophyllia capitata*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Thecosmilia badiotica species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Volzeiidae : Volzeia : *Thecosmilia badiotica*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Palaeocardita sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : *Palaeocardita*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Schafhaeutlia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : *Schafhaeutlia*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Neomegalodon cornutus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Megalodontidae : Neomegalodon : *Neomegalodon cornutus*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Quemocuomegalodon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Megalodontidae : *Quemocuomegalodon*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Quemocuomegalodon circularis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Megalodontidae : Quemocuomegalodon : *Quemocuomegalodon circularis*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Quemocuomegalodon orientus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Megalodontidae : Quemocuomegalodon : *Quemocuomegalodon orientus*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Bakevellia (Bakevelloides) praecursor species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Bakevellia : *Bakevellia (Bakevelloides) praecursor*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Zygopleura sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Zygopleuridae : *Zygopleura*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Coelostylina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Coelostylinidae : *Coelostylina*	228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic

References

Xu G. R. (1978) Triassic Brachiopoda, Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2, 267-314

Liao W., Xia J. (1993) Mesozoic and Early Cenozoic scleractinian corals from Tibet, Courier Forschinst Senckenberg 164, 205-210

Yao H., Zhang R., et al (2007) Late Triassic megalodontids (Bivalvia) from the headwaters of the Yangtze River, Qinghai Province, West China, Journal of Paleontology 81 6, 1327-1347

Fang Z. J., Chen J. H., et al (2009) Supraspecific taxa of the Bivalvia first named, described, and published in China (1927-2007), The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, New Series 17, 1-157

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!

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