Kuangshan: Nangaoian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Choiidae
Choia ? hindei (Dawson 1896)
1 specimen
Choiaella radiata Rigby and Hou 1995
119 specimens
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae
Paraleptomitella dictyodroma Chen et al. 1989
9 specimens
Leptomitus teretiusculus Chen et al. 1989
1 specimen
Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Saetaspongia densa Mehl and Reitner 1993
1 specimen
Nectocarididae
Petalilium ? latus Luo and Hu 1999
1 specimen
Kutorginata - Kutorginida - Kutorginidae
Kutorgina chengjiangensis Zhang et al. 2007
38 specimens
Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae
Heliomedusa orienta Sun and Hou 1987
15 specimens
Hyolithida
Glossolites magnus
6 specimens
Hyolithida - Sulcavitidae
Ambrolinevitus platypluteus
35 specimens
Ambrolinevitus ventricosus Qian 1978
63 specimens
unclassified
Archotuba conoidalis Hou et al. 1999
39 specimens
Cricocosmiidae
Cricocosmia jinningensis Hou and Sun 1988
12 specimens
Tabelliscolex hexagonus Han et al. 2003
2 specimens
Palaeoscolecida - Cricocosmida - Palaeoscolecidae
Mafangscolex sinensis Hou and Sun 1988
371 specimens
unclassified
Microdictyon sinicum Chen et al. 1989
4 specimens
Odaraiida - Pectocariidae
Pectocaris ? spatiosa Hou 1999
2 specimens
Bradoriida
Malongella bituberculata Chang 1974
6 specimens
Kunmingella tipica
1304 specimens
Kunmingella malongensis
6 specimens
Kunmingella douvillei Mansuy 1912
2447 specimens
Wutingella malungensis
209 specimens
Megacheira - Leanchoiliida - Leanchoiliidae
Leanchoilia illecebrosa (Hou 1987)
6 specimens
unclassified
? Branchiocaris yunnanensis Hou 1987
173 specimens
Waptiida - Waptiidae
Waptia ovata Lee 1975
573 specimens
Canadaspidida - Canadaspididae
Canadaspis laevigata (Hou and Bergström 1991)
1 specimen
Isoxyida - Isoxyidae
Isoxys auritus Jiang 1982
227 specimens
Isoxys paradoxus Hou 1987
28 specimens
Isoxys curvirostratus Vannier and Chen 2000
128 specimens
unclassified
Retifacies abnormalis Hou et al. 1989
8 specimens
Skioldia aldna Hou and Bergström 1997
2 specimens
Nektaspidida - Naraoiidae
Naraoia spinosa Zhang and Hou 1985
15 specimens
Naraoia longicaudata Zhang and Hou 1985
174 specimens
Nektaspidida
Xandarella spectaculum Hou et al. 1991
1 specimen
Trilobita - Redlichiida - Dolerolenidae
Malungia laevigata Lu 1961
523 specimens
Radiodonta - Amplectobeluidae
Amplectobelua symbrachiata Hou et al. 1995
57 specimens
Parvancorinidae
Primicaris lavaformis (Zhang et al. 2003)
42 specimens
original and current combination Primicaris larvaformis
Vetulicolida - Vetulicolidae
Vetulicola cuneata Hou 1987
56 specimens
Vetulicolida - Vetulicolata - Didazoonidae
Pomatrum ventralis Luo et al. 1999
1 specimen
Eldoniidae
Stellostomites eumorpha
368 specimens
synonym of Eldonia
unclassified
Heteromorphus ? confusa Chen 2004
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Yunnan County:Malong
Coordinates: 25.3° North, 103.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:33.5° North, 159.4° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cambrian Epoch:Early/Lower Cambrian
10 m.y. bin:Cambrian 2
Key time interval:Nangaoian Trilobite zone: Eoredlichia-Wutingaspis
Age range of interval:516.00000 - 513.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Yu'anshan Member:Maotianshan
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Qiongzhusian/Chiungchussuan = Nangaoian = Cambrian stage 3
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified mudstone
Lithology description: event mudstone and background mudstone
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: reworking or transporting
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Chengjiang biota
Database number:132327
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2012-08-13 18:17:39 Last modified:2012-08-13 03:17:39
Access level:authorizer only Released:2015-08-13 18:17:39
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

42578. F. C. Zhao, S. X. Hu, J. B. Caron, M. Y. Zhu, Z. J. Yin and M. Lu. 2012. Spatial variation in the diversity and composition of the Lower Cambrian (Series 2, Stage 3) Chengjiang Biota, Southwest China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 346/347:54-65 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]