Gonggiri section, KG15-16 (Cambrian of South Korea)

Where: South Korea (37.3° N, 128.4° E: paleocoordinates 2.3° N, 143.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Machari Formation (Yeongwol Group), Furongian (497.0 - 485.4 Ma)

• Top of Eochuangia hana zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; lithified, dolomitic limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. K. Choi and E. Y. Kim. 2006. Occurrence of Changshania (Trilobita, Cambrian) in the Taebaeksan Basin, Korea and its stratigraphic and paleogeographic significance. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 242(3-4):343-354 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 74269: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 01.08.2007

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Taxonomic list

Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae
"Chuangia sp." = Schantungia, Eochuangia hana
"Chuangia sp." = Schantungia Lorenz 1906 trilobite
Eochuangia hana Kobayashi 1935 trilobite
 Asaphida - Ceratopygidae
Haniwoides longus Kobayashi 1935 trilobite
 Trinucleida - Alsataspididae
Jegorovaia sp. Lu 1964 trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Elviniidae
  - Changshaniidae
Changshania equalis Sun 1935 trilobite
Cranidia counts
Parachangshania sp. Qian 1958 trilobite
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Diplagnostidae
"Pseudagnostus josepha" = Pseudagnostus josephus
"Pseudagnostus josepha" = Pseudagnostus josephus Hall 1863
284 total agnostid counts
 Agnostida - Agnostidae
Micragnostus aff. intermedius Palmer 1968
284 total agnostid counts
"Pseudorhaptagnostus tumidus" = Neoagnostus tumidus Sun 1989
284 total agnostid counts
Ivshinagnostus quadratus Choi et al. 2004
284 total agnostid counts
Kormagnostus inventus Shergold 1982
284 total agnostid counts
Homagnostus obesus Belt 1867
284 total agnostid counts