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Katian (Late Ordovician) conodonts on the northwestern margin of the North China Craton

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Zhihua Yang Open the ORCID record for Zhihua Yang [Opens in a new window] ,
Xiuchun Jing ,
Hongrui Zhou ,
Xunlian Wang ,
Hui Ren ,
Yang Shen  and
Ru Fan
Zhihua Yang
Affiliation:
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing100083, China <271780494@qq.com>
Xiuchun Jing*
Affiliation:
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing100083, China <271780494@qq.com>
Hongrui Zhou
Affiliation:
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing100083, China <271780494@qq.com>
Xunlian Wang
Affiliation:
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing100083, China <271780494@qq.com>
Hui Ren
Affiliation:
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing100083, China <271780494@qq.com>
Yang Shen
Affiliation:
Museum, China University of Geosciences, Beijing100083, China State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing210008, China
Ru Fan
Affiliation:
Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing100083, China
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*Corresponding author
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Abstract

Upper Ordovician strata exposed from the Baiyanhuashan section is the most representative Late Ordovician unit in the northwestern margin of the North China Craton (NCC). In total, 1,215 conodont specimens were obtained from 24 samples through the Wulanhudong and Baiyanhuashan formations at the Baiyanhuashan section. Thirty-six species belonging to 17 genera, including Tasmanognathus coronatus new species, are present. Based on this material, three conodont biozones—the Belodina confluens Biozone, the Yaoxianognathus neimengguensis Biozone, and the Yaoxianognathus yaoxianensis Biozone—have been documented, suggesting that the Baiyanhuashan conodont fauna has a stratigraphic range spanning the early to middle Katian. The Baiyanhuashan conodont fauna includes species both endemic to North China and widespread in tropical zones, allowing a reassessment of the previous correlations of the Katian conodont zonal successions proposed for North China with those established for shallow-water carbonate platforms at low latitudes.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 95 , Issue 4 , July 2021 , pp. 805 - 826
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