A new Changhsingian brachiopod fauna from the Xiala Formation at Tsochen in the central Lhasa Block and its paleogeographical implications

• Published in: Journal of paleontology Vol. 93; no. 5; pp. 876 - 898
• Main Authors: Xu, Hai-Peng, Zhang, Yi-Chun, Qiao, Feng, Shen, Shu-Zong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA The Paleontological Society 01.09.2019; Cambridge University Press; Paleontological Society; SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology
• Subjects: Asia; assemblages; biogeography; biostratigraphy; Brachiopoda; Changhsingian; China; Evolution; Far East; Fauna; Fossils; Gondwana; Lhasa Block; lithostratigraphy; Lopingian; Marine invertebrates; morphology; Paleoceanography; paleogeography; Paleontology; Paleozoic; Permian; shells; Stratigraphy; Taxa; taxonomy; Tsochen China; Upper Permian; Water temperature; Xiala Formation; Xizang China; Tibet; China; Pakistan

Permian faunal affinity in the Lhasa Block plays a critical role in reconstructing its paleogeographic evolution. Cisuralian and Guadalupian faunas have been described from the Lhasa Block, but very few Lopingian (late Permian) brachiopods have been reported so far. In this paper, a new diverse brac...