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Heshangzou, China

Formation	Heshangzou
Age:	252 - 247 Ma Phanerozoic
Interval	Early Triassic
Number of Collections	2
Number of Occurrences	20

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Chende	Shuangqiao District, Chengde, Hebei, China	Heshangzou
Jiyuan	Jiyuan City, Henan, China	Heshangzou

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Occurrence Records
Chuansuyao	237 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	8
Tanchuang	228 - 201 Ma Mesozoic	35
Youfangzhuang	242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic	11

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Neocalamites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : *Neocalamites*	252.17 - 247.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Annalepis sp. genus	6	*Annalepis*	252.17 - 247.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Anomopteris sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : *Anomopteris*	252.17 - 247.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Yuccites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Pinophyta : *Yuccites*	252.17 - 247.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Peltaspermum sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : *Peltaspermum*	252.17 - 247.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Scytophyllum sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : *Scytophyllum*	252.17 - 247.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Samaropsis sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : *Samaropsis*	252.17 - 247.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Voltzia sp. genus	6	Plantae : Pinophyta : Voltziopsida : Voltziales : Voltziaceae : *Voltzia*	252.17 - 247.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Taeniopteris sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : *Taeniopteris*	252.17 - 247.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Pleuromeia sp. genus	6	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Isoetales : Pleuromeiaceae : *Pleuromeia*	252.17 - 247.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Phyllotheca sp. genus	6	Plantae : Pteridophyta : *Phyllotheca*	252.17 - 247.2 Ma Phanerozoic

References

Bur. of Geol. and Min. Resources of Henan (1989) Regional Geology of Henan province, People's Republic of China Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, Geological Memoirs 1 17, 1-772

Bur. of Geol. and Min. Resources of Hebei (1989) Regional Geology of Hebei Province, Beijing Municipality and Tianjing Municipality, People's Republic of China Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, Geological Memoirs 1 15, 1-741

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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