Kuznetsk Alatau, Kiya River section - Unit IX, Subunits 2-3 (Cambrian of Russian Federation)

Also known as Reef 2012

Where: Kemorovo, Russian Federation (56.0° N, 88.0° E: paleocoordinates 11.9° S, 6.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Unit IX Member (Usa Formation), Atdabanian (521.0 - 516.0 Ma)

• Cambrocyathellus aksarinae zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• Subunits 2-3 probably represent bioherms, biohermal massifs.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: I. T. Zhuravleva, I. A. Konyaeva, D. V. Osadchaya and A. S. Boyarinov. 1997. Biostratigraphy of the Kiya River section. - Early Cambrian Archaeocyaths and spicular sponges from the Kiya River section (Kuznetsk Alatau). Annales de Paléontologie 83(1):3-92 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 56753: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 24.11.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Sivovicyathus sp.
Archaeocyatha
 Archaeocyathida -
Archaeocyathina indet.
Archaeocyathina indet. Okulitch 1935 archaeocyath sponge
indet. 1, 2 and 3
 Archaeocyathida - Dictyocyathidae
Dictyocyathus yavorskii, Dictyocyathus tschernyschevae
Dictyocyathus yavorskii archaeocyath sponge
Dictyocyathus tschernyschevae archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida - Loculicyathidae
Paranacyathus sp., "Cambrocyathellus aksarinae" = Cambrocyathellus, "Robustocyathus tomicus" = Cambrocyathellus
Paranacyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
"Cambrocyathellus aksarinae" = Cambrocyathellus archaeocyath sponge
"Robustocyathus tomicus" = Cambrocyathellus archaeocyath sponge
 Monocyathida - Monocyathidae
Archaeolynthus sp., Archaeolynthus sibiricus, Archaeolynthus nalivkini
Archaeolynthus sp. Taylor 1910 archaeocyath sponge
Archaeolynthus sibiricus archaeocyath sponge
Archaeolynthus nalivkini archaeocyath sponge
 Monocyathida - Tumuliolynthidae
Tumuliolynthus musatovi
Tumuliolynthus musatovi archaeocyath sponge
 Capsulocyathida - Cryptoporocyathidae
Capsulocyathus sp., Capsulocyathus subcallosus
Capsulocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Capsulocyathus subcallosus archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Dokidocyathidae
Dokidocyathus sp., Dokidocyathus tuvaensis, Dokidocyathus bogradiensis
Dokidocyathus sp. Taylor 1910 archaeocyath sponge
sp. 1
Dokidocyathus tuvaensis archaeocyath sponge
Dokidocyathus bogradiensis Osadchaya et al. 1979 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Ajacicyathidae
Ajacicyathus sp., Rotundocyathus neiburgianus, ? Rotundocyathus vassilievskii, Nochoroicyathus sp., Nochoroicyathus mariinskii, Nochoroicyathus khemtschikensis, Nochoroicyathus arteintervallum, Nochoroicyathus grandis, Nochoroicyathus fragilis
Ajacicyathus sp. Bedford and Bedford 1939 archaeocyath sponge
Rotundocyathus neiburgianus archaeocyath sponge
? Rotundocyathus vassilievskii archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus sp. Zhuravleva 1951 archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus mariinskii archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus khemtschikensis archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus arteintervallum archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus grandis archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus fragilis Osadchaya et al. 1979 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Ethmocyathidae
Inessocyathus pseudotichus, Degeletticyathus sp.
Inessocyathus pseudotichus archaeocyath sponge
Degeletticyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Tumulocyathidae
Plicocyathus admirabilis, "Tumulocyathus pustulatus" = Tumulocyathus, "Tumulocyathus gallamus" = Tumulocyathus, "Tumulocyathoides monotumulatus" = Tumulocyathus
Plicocyathus admirabilis archaeocyath sponge
"Tumulocyathus pustulatus" = Tumulocyathus archaeocyath sponge
"Tumulocyathus gallamus" = Tumulocyathus archaeocyath sponge
"Tumulocyathoides monotumulatus" = Tumulocyathus archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Sanarkocyathidae
Sanarkocyathus sp.
Sanarkocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Robertocyathidae
Mattajacyathus sp., Robertocyathus sp.
Mattajacyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Robertocyathus sp. Rozanov 1969 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Pretiosocyathidae
Pretiosocyathus tolchiensis
Pretiosocyathus tolchiensis archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Erbocyathidae
Ladaecyathus sp.
Ladaecyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Jakutocarinidae
Russocyathus bazaichensis
Russocyathus bazaichensis archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida -
Archaeocyathellus pandus
Archaeocyathellus pandus archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Asterocyathidae
Erismacoscinus sp., Retecoscinus retetabulae
Erismacoscinus sp. Debrenne 1958 archaeocyath sponge
Retecoscinus retetabulae archaeocyath sponge