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Dangchong, China

FormationDangchong
Member(s)Upper
Age:272 - 269 Ma
Permian
IntervalKungurian
Lithologymudstone, "siliciclastic"
Number of Collections16
Number of Occurrences40

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
JiangjiachongShaoyang, Hunan, ChinaDangchong
Anpo VillageLiling Co., Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaDangchong
BajiaoxuLeiyang Co., Hengyang, Hunan, ChinaDangchong - Upper
ShenjiachongLengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, ChinaDangchong
SijiajiangLianyuan Co., Loudi, Hunan, ChinaDangchong
WangliGuiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaDangchong
YejiquanXiangtan Co., Xiangtan, Hunan, ChinaDangchong
Chenzhou railway stationBeihu District, Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaDangchong
Chenxian CountyBeihu District, Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaDangchong
DangchongYongxing Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaDangchong
DoulishanLianyuan Co., Loudi, Hunan, ChinaDangchong
HoubeilongZhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaDangchong - Upper
TongxinqiaoBeihu District, Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaDangchong - Upper
Huangjia VillageRucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaDangchong
ShashiheShaodong Co., Shaoyang, Hunan, ChinaDangchong
ShuitianpingLitang Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, ChinaDangchong
ShanghulongHengyang, Hunan, ChinaDangchong

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Changxing254 - 252 Ma
Permian
reef rocks, "limestone", framestone/bafflestone, bafflestone/wackestone, framestone, "limestone"/chert, framestone/"reef rocks", mudstone/"limestone", "limestone"/"shale", "shale", mudstone, lime mudstone, lime mudstone/mudstone, "limestone"/mudstone, packstone, wackestone, siltstone, marl, dolomite, sandstone, marl/mudstone, "shale"/"limestone", siltstone/"limestone", siltstone/marl, siltstone/mudstone, chert, mudstone/chert, "limestone"/siltstone, chert/mudstone, "siliciclastic", claystone, claystone/sandstone4780
Dalong - Lower260 - 254 Ma
Permian
mudstone13
Dalong - Upper254 - 252 Ma
Permian
mudstone2
Dangchong - Upper272 - 269 Ma
Permian
siliciclastic, mudstone6
Douling - Upper260 - 254 Ma
Permian
mudstone, "siliciclastic"187
Longtan254 - 252 Ma
Permian
siliciclastic, lime mudstone, mudstone/siltstone, mudstone/sandstone, sandstone, mudstone, "limestone", siltstone/"limestone", siltstone, sandstone/"limestone", sandstone/siltstone, "shale", "limestone"/mudstone, "limestone"/siltstone, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", claystone, marl, "limestone"/"shale", "siliciclastic"/coal1424
Maokou265 - 260 Ma
Permian
reef rocks, "limestone", framestone, packstone/grainstone, framestone/grainstone, bafflestone, grainstone, wackestone/lime mudstone, framestone/bafflestone705

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Hengshanites hunanicus
species
7Hengshanites hunanicus272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Palaeoneilo cuneiformis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Palaeoneilo : Palaeoneilo cuneiformis272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Phestia speluncaria
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Phestia : Phestia speluncaria272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Euchondria jingxianensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Euchondriidae : Euchondria : Euchondria jingxianensis279.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Euchondria longtanensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Euchondriidae : Euchondria : Euchondria longtanensis272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Euchondrioides zhuzhouensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Euchondriidae : Euchondrioides : Euchondrioides zhuzhouensis272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Nautiloidea
subclass
3.3Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautiloidea279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Paraceltites elegans
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Paraceltitidae : Paraceltites : Paraceltites elegans272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Paraceltites hunanensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Paraceltitidae : Paraceltites : Paraceltites hunanensis272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Guiyangoceras guiyangense
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Cyclolobidae : Guiyangoceras : Guiyangoceras guiyangense272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Guiyangoceras latiformum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Cyclolobidae : Guiyangoceras : Guiyangoceras latiformum272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Altudoceras orientale
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Paragastrioceratidae : Altudoceras : Altudoceras orientale272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Hengshanites hunanensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Paragastrioceratidae : Hengshanites : Hengshanites hunanensis272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Nodogastrioceras chengchouense
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Paragastrioceratidae : Nodogastrioceras : Nodogastrioceras chengchouense272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Popanoceras simplex
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Popanoceratidae : Popanoceras : Popanoceras simplex279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Aulacaganides sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pseudohaloritidae : Aulacaganides279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Aulacaganides hunanicus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pseudohaloritidae : Aulacaganides : Aulacaganides hunanicus279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Lianyuanoceras shenjiachongense
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pseudohaloritidae : Lianyuanoceras : Lianyuanoceras shenjiachongense279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Pseudohalorites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Pseudohaloritidae : Pseudohalorites279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Pseudohalorites didontus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pseudohaloritidae : Pseudohalorites : Pseudohalorites didontus279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Pseudohalorites monodontus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pseudohaloritidae : Pseudohalorites : Pseudohalorites monodontus272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Pseudohalorites multidontus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pseudohaloritidae : Pseudohalorites : Pseudohalorites multidontus279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Pseudohalorites subglobosus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pseudohaloritidae : Pseudohalorites : Pseudohalorites subglobosus279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Yinoceras hunanense
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Pseudohaloritidae : Yinoceras : Yinoceras hunanense279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Yinoceras lenticulare
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Pseudohaloritidae : Yinoceras : Yinoceras lenticulare279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Yinoceras trifurcatum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pseudohaloritidae : Yinoceras : Yinoceras trifurcatum279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Zhonglupuceras celestre
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pseudohaloritidae : Zhonglupuceras : Zhonglupuceras celestre279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Zhonglupuceras densistriatum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pseudohaloritidae : Zhonglupuceras : Zhonglupuceras densistriatum279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Zhonglupuceras longilobum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pseudohaloritidae : Zhonglupuceras : Zhonglupuceras longilobum279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Chengxianites hunanensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Neostacheoceratidae : Chengxianites : Chengxianites hunanensis272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Waagenina xiangtanensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vidrioceratidae : Stacheoceras : Waagenina xiangtanensis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Temnocheilus multituberculatum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Koninckioceratidae : Temnocheilus : Temnocheilus multituberculatum279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Linonautilus communis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Pleuronautilidae : Linonautilus : Linonautilus communis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Linonautilus nanus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Pleuronautilidae : Linonautilus : Linonautilus nanus279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Tainoceras orientale
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Tainoceratidae : Tainoceras : Tainoceras orientale279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian

References

Zhang R. J. (1977) Bivalvia, Palaeontological Atlas of South-Central China 2, 471-533
Xu G. H. (1977) Cephalopoda, Palaeontological Atlas of South-Central China 2, 537-582
Zhou Z.R. (1979) Distribution of the Early Permian Pseudohalorites fauna (Cephalopoda) in Hunan with notes on some new genera, Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 18 4, 383-394
Zhou Z. (1985) Several problems on the Early Permian ammonoids from South China, Palaeontologia Cathayana 2, 179-209
Fang Z.J. (1987) Bivalves from the upper part of the Permian in southern Hunan, China, Collection of Postgraduate Theses of the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Academia Sinica 1987 1, 349-411
Zhou Z., Glenister B. F., et al (2002) Endemic Permian ammonoid genus Yinoceras, central Hunan, south China, Journal of Paleontology 76 3, 424-430
Zhou Z. R. (2007) Unusually large specimens of the Permian ammonoid Guiyangoceras from Hunan, south China, Paleontological Journal 41, 123-127
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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