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