Revised conodont and fusuline biostratigraphy of the Bamchi Formation (Pyongan Supergroup) at the Bamchi section, Yeongwol and the Carboniferous–Permian boundary in South Korea

Qiulai Wang, Yue Wang, Yuping Qi, Xiangdong Wang, Suk Joo Choh, Dong Chan Lee, Dong Jin Lee

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Abstract

Six conodont and one fusuline zones are recognized on basis of a total of 25 conodont and 13 fusuline species (including seven unidentified species or species given with cf. or aff. in total) from the Bamchi Formation, Yeongwol, Korea. The conodont zones include the Streptognathodus bellus, S. isolatus, S. cristellaris, S. sigmoidalis, S. fusus and S. barskovi zones in ascending order, which can be correlated with the conodont zones spanning the uppermost Gzhelian to Asselian Age of the Permian globally. The fusuline zone is named the Rugosofusulina complicata–Pseudoschwagerina paraborealis zone. The co-occurrence of the conodont Streptognathodus isolatus (the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point index for the base of Permian) and Pseudoschwagerina (a Permian inflated fusuline) indicates that the Carboniferous–Permian boundary can be placed in the lower part of the Bamchi Formation in South Korea.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)244-257
Number of pages14
JournalAlcheringa
Volume42
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Apr 3

Keywords

  • Bamchi Formation
  • Carboniferous–Permian
  • Korea
  • conodonts
  • fusulines

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Palaeontology

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