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Xiahe Co., Gannan, Gansu, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Xiahe Co.County
GannanPrefecture
GansuProvince
ChinaCountry

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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed265 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed269 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Daguanshan - Maokou6268.8 - 265.1 Ma (Permian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lonsdaleiastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Petalaxidae : Lonsdaleiastraea268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Carinowaagenophyllum xiaheense
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Waagenophyllidae : Carinowaagenophyllum : Carinowaagenophyllum xiaheense268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Lophocarinophyllum triangulariseptum
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lophophyllidae : Lophocarinophyllum : Lophocarinophyllum triangulariseptum268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Parawentzelella gansuense
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Waagenophyllidae : Parawentzelella : Parawentzelella gansuense268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Iranophyllum (Laophyllum) gansuense
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Waagenophyllidae : Iranophyllum : Iranophyllum (Laophyllum) gansuense268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Wentzelloides (Wentzelloides)
subgenus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Waagenophyllidae : Wentzelloides : Wentzelloides (Wentzelloides)268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiahe_County
Wikidata ID:Q1026164
GeoNames ID:1790711

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