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Pingyiqu, Jiangyou Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
| Formation | Pingyiqu |
|---|---|
| Age: | 419 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
| Interval | Early Devonian |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 13 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 38 | Jiangyou Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China | Pingyiqu |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baota | 456 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | shale/"limestone", "limestone", "limestone"/mudstone, lime mudstone, lime mudstone/"limestone", lime mudstone/"shale" | 259 |
| Jianchaogou | 450 - 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | shale, "limestone", sandstone/"shale", "shale"/"limestone", claystone, "shale"/lime mudstone | 60 |
| Wufeng - Lower | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | shale, mudstone/"shale", chert, siltstone, "shale"/mudstone | 95 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Psilophyton sp.genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Trimerophytaceae : Psilophyton | 419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
 Zosterophyllum sp.genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Zosterophyllaceae : Zosterophyllum | 419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
| Zosterophyllum myretonianum species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Zosterophyllaceae : Zosterophyllum : Zosterophyllum myretonianum | 419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
References
| Geng B. -Y. (1992) Studies on Early Devonian flora of Sichuan, Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 30 3, 197-211 |
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!
