There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

5.33 Ma (Miocene)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Szekou	6	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma (Pleistocene)
Szukou	5	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma (Pleistocene)
Maanshan	19	5.333 - 0.781 Ma (Cenozoic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Conotrochus genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : *Conotrochus*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Cyathoceras genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : *Crispatotrochus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Flabellum genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : *Flabellum*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Fungia genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Fungiidae : *Fungia*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Lophelia genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : *Desmophyllum*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Cervus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : *Cervus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Mysticeti suborder	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mysticeti	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Cyphastrea genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : *Cyphastrea*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Palauastrea genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : *Palauastrea*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus) spiniger species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Stephanocyathus : *Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus) spiniger*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Cycloseris cyclolites species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Fungiidae : Cycloseris : *Cycloseris cyclolites*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Goniocorella glanulosa species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Goniocorella : *Goniocorella glanulosa*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Heterocyathus elongatus species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Heterocyathus : *Heterocyathus elongatus*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Flabellum circulum species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : *Flabellum circulum*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Flabellum elongatum species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : *Flabellum elongatum*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Stephanophyllia hexaflora species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Micrabaciidae : Stephanophyllia : *Stephanophyllia hexaflora*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Balanophyllia formosana species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : *Balanophyllia formosana*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Deltocyathus taiwanicus species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Deltocyathidae : Deltocyathus : *Deltocyathus taiwanicus*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Caryophyllia (Premocyathus) ceratoconus species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Caryophyllia : *Caryophyllia (Premocyathus) ceratoconus*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Heteropsammia michelini species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Heteropsammia : *Heteropsammia michelini*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Flabellum transversale species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : *Flabellum transversale*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Caryophyllia paucipaliata species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Caryophyllia : *Caryophyllia paucipaliata*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Pictothyris picta species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Frenulinidae : Pictothyris : *Pictothyris picta*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Coscinaraea exesa species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Coscinaraea : *Coscinaraea exesa*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Laqueus orbicularis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Laqueidae : Laqueus : *Laqueus orbicularis*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Pictothyris elegans species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Frenulinidae : Pictothyris : *Pictothyris elegans*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Terebratalia coreanica species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebrataliidae : Terebratalia : *Terebratalia coreanica*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Campages furcifera species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dallinidae : Campages : *Campages furcifera*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Terebratulina iduensis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cancellothyrididae : Terebratulina : *Terebratulina iduensis*	5.333 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Terebratalia tenuis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebrataliidae : Terebratalia : *Terebratalia tenuis*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

Fossil Localities

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Wikidata ID:	Q710268
GeoNames ID:	1676240

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