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Tolo Channel, New Territories, Hong Kong, China

FormationTolo Channel
Age:197 - 190 Ma
Early Jurassic
IntervalEarly Sinemurian
Lithologymudstone, "shale"
Number of Collections2
Number of Occurrences23

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Sham ChungNew Territories, Hong Kong, ChinaTolo Channel
Tolo Channel shorelineNew Territories, Hong Kong, ChinaTolo Channel

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Arberophyllum sp.
genus
6Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Leuthardtiaceae : Arberophyllum196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pentacrinus shahuensis
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Isocrinida : Pentacrinitidae : Pentacrinites : Pentacrinus shahuensis196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cardinia hybrida
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Cardiniidae : Cardinia : Cardinia hybrida196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cardinia toriyamai
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Cardiniidae : Cardinia : Cardinia toriyamai196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Hiatella curta
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Hiatellidae : Hiatella : Hiatella curta196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Kolymia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Kolymiidae : Kolymia196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Mytilus lamellosus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus lamellosus196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Palaeoneilo sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Palaeoneilo196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Isognomon sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Isognomon196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Oxytoma bifurcata
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : Oxytoma : Oxytoma bifurcata196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Camptonectes subulatus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes : Camptonectes subulatus196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Agassiceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Arietitidae : Agassiceras196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Arietites semicostatus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Arietitidae : Coroniceras : Arietites semicostatus196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Arnioceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Arietitidae : Arnioceras196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Coroniceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Arietitidae : Coroniceras196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Coroniceras rotiforme
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Arietitidae : Coroniceras : Coroniceras rotiforme196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Asteroceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Asteroceratidae : Asteroceras196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Echioceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Echioceratidae : Echioceras196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Phylloceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Phylloceratidae : Phylloceras196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Eucyclidae
family
5Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Eucyclidae196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Nilsonia sp.
genus
6Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Nilsonia196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic

References

Lee C. M. (1984) Lower Jurassic fossil assemblages at Sham Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong, Geological Society of Hong Kong Newsletter 2 6, 1-5
Nau P. S. (1984) Notes on ammonites (Arietitidae) from Sham Chung, Tolo Channel, Geological Society of Hong Kong Newsletter 2 6, 6-8
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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