Khos-Nelege, bed 34 (Cambrian of Russian Federation)

Where: Sakha, Russian Federation (71.3° N, 127.6° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 2.2° N, 45.6° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Agnostotes orientalis trilobite zone, Ogon'or Formation, Taoyuanian (495.2 - 486.9 Ma)

• bed 34, ~233 m from the base of the section, Cambrian stage 9 (Jiangshanian)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; lithified wackestone

• distal slope environment (outer fan to basin transition)
• gray-greenish argillaceous-dolomitic wackestone with gray silty lens-nodular limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: N. P. Lazarenko, I. Y. Gogin, T. V. Pegel and G. P. Abaimova. 2011. The Khos-Nelege section of the Ogon'or Formation: a potential candidate for the GSSP of stage 10, Cambrian System. Bulletin of Geosciences 86(3):555-568 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 133593: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 17.09.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Trilobita
 Olenida - Olenidae
Parabolinina edita
  - Llanoaspididae
Tagenarella aff. eniseica
Tagenarella aff. eniseica Lazarenko 1968 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenuridae
Yurakia yurakiensis
Yurakia yurakiensis Rozova 1963 trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Conokephalinidae
Catuniella monstruosa
 Asaphida - Ceratopygidae
Proceratopyge tenuita
Proceratopyge tenuita Lazarenko 1966 trilobite