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Zongpu, Tibet, China

Formation	Zongpu
Age:	59.2 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene
Interval	Thanetian
Lithology	limestone
Number of Collections	2
Number of Occurrences	16

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Laibuxi Formation	Shuanghu Co., Nagchu Prefecture (Naqu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Zongpu
Liao 9	Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Zongpu

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Zongshan	72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous		22
Tulung - Laibuxi	242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic		3

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Astrocoenia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : *Astrocoenia*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Bantamia tingriensis species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Bantamia : *Bantamia tingriensis*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Corbis lamellosa species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Fimbria : *Corbis lamellosa*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Lima sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : *Lima*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Eutrephoceras charpentieri species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras : *Eutrephoceras charpentieri*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Paracymatoceras rota species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Paracymatoceras : *Paracymatoceras rota*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Pachycrommium flemingi species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Pachycrommium : *Pachycrommium flemingi*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Lyria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Lyria*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Velates sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Neritidae : *Velates*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Campanile sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Campanilidae : *Campanile*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Siderolites sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Calcarinidae : *Siderolites*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Lepidorbitoides sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Lepidorbitoididae : *Lepidorbitoides*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Operculina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Nummulitidae : *Operculina*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene

References

Cotter G. P. (1921) The age of the so-called Danian fauna from Tibet, Records of the Geological Survey of India 59, 410-418

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

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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