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Nanzheng - Unit 3, Shaanxi, China

FormationNanzheng
MemberUnit 3
Age:450 - 444 Ma
Paleozoic
IntervalWufeng
Lithologyshale
Number of Collections1
Number of Occurrences13

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Nanzheng FormationShaanxi, ChinaNanzheng - Unit 3

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Nanzheng445 - 443 Ma
Paleozoic
shale, "limestone"18

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Orbiculoidea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : Orbiculoidea449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Escharopora sp.
genus
6Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Escharoporidae : Escharopora449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Stictopora sp.
genus
6Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Ptilodictyidae : Stictopora449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Hallopora sp.
genus
6Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Halloporidae : Hallopora449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Conularia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Staurozoa : Stauromedusae : Conulariidae : Conularia449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Metaconularia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Scyphozoa : Metaconularia449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Normalograptus normalis
species
7Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Normalograptidae : Normalograptus : Normalograptus normalis449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Dictyonema sp.
genus
6Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Dendrograptidae : Dictyonema449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Diplograptus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae : Diplograptus449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Orthograptus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Diplograptoidea : Diplograptidae : Orthograptus449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Parareteograptus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae : Parareteograptus449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Rectograptus abbreviatus
species
7Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Diplograptoidea : Diplograptidae : Rectograptus : Rectograptus abbreviatus449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic

References

Mu E. Z. (1988) The Ordovician-Silurian boundary in China, Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Geology) 43, 117-131
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