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Xuancheng Mining District, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Xuancheng Mining DistrictMining District
Jiangning DistrictDistrict
NanjingPrefecture
JiangsuProvince
ChinaCountry

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PlacePopulation
Xuanzhou127,758 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
440919
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:440919:2
GUID (UUID V4):
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Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences32
Youngest Fossil Listed55.8 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed279 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 6 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hsiuannania
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Anagalidae : Hsiuannania61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Taeniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : Taeniopteris259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Harpyodus progressus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Harpyodidae : Harpyodus : Harpyodus progressus61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Palaeostylops iturus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Arctostylopidae : Palaeostylops : Palaeostylops iturus61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Wanostylops youngi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Arctostylopidae : Wanostylops : Wanostylops youngi61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Cordaites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Cordaites259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Permoperna trapezoidalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Permoperna : Permoperna trapezoidalis254.17 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Pecopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : Pecopteris259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Huananoceras involutum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Huananoceratidae : Huananoceras : Huananoceras involutum259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Cystomichelinia regularis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Micheliniidae : Cystomichelinia : Cystomichelinia regularis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Baylea queerlingensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Raphistomatidae : Baylea : Baylea queerlingensis272.3 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Alula anhuiensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sanguinolitidae : Alula : Alula anhuiensis272.3 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Keeneia carnarvonensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Keeneia : Keeneia carnarvonensis272.3 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Wanotherium xuanchengensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Aegialodontidae : Wanotherium : Wanotherium xuanchengensis61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Bothriostylops progressus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Arctostylopidae : Bothriostylops : Bothriostylops progressus61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Hsiuannania maguensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Anagalidae : Hsiuannania : Hsiuannania maguensis61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Sphenophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Sphenophyllaceae : Sphenophyllum259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Archaeolambda yangtzeensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolambdodontidae : Archaeolambda : Archaeolambda yangtzeensis61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Gigantopteris
genus
Gigantopteridaceae : Gigantopteris259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Dissacus magushanensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mesonychidae : Dissacus : Dissacus magushanensis61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Gigantonoclea
genus
Plantae : Gigantopteridales : Gigantonoclea259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
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