Where: Utah (39.0° N, 113.0° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 31.0° N, 130.4° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Bolaspidella trilobite zone, Marjum Formation, Marjumian (504.5 - 497.0 Ma)
• Listed as Upper to Middle Cambrian; Bolaspidella biozone (Marjumian; PJW)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: slope; poorly lithified, lenticular, silty, calcareous shale
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: trace, soft parts
Primary reference: D. E. G. Briggs and R. A. Robison. 1984. Exceptionally preserved nontrilobite arthropods and Anomalocaris from the Middle Cambrian of Utah. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 111:1-23 [P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Hearn/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 77207: authorized by Phil Novack-Gottshall, entered by Paul Hearn on 31.12.2007
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Morania fragmenta | |
Morania fragmenta Walcott 1919 | |
Hexactinellida | |
Diagoniella cyathiformis Dawson and Hinde 1889 glass sponge Originally "Diagonella cyathiformis" Assumed spelling error.
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Demospongiae | |
Choia hindei Dawson 1896 demosponge | |
Hamptonia bowerbanki Walcott 1920 demosponge | |
"Leptomitus metta" = Leptomitella metta
"Leptomitus metta" = Leptomitella metta Rigby 1983 demosponge | |
Tuzoia guntheri Robison and Richards 1981 | |
Trilobita | |
Utaspis marjumensis trilobite | |
Bolaspidella sp. Resser 1937 trilobite | |
Modocia typicalis trilobite | |
Schmalenseeia sp. Moberg 1903 trilobite | |
Artiopoda | |
Emeraldella sp. Walcott 1912 | |
Hypagnostus parvifrons Linnarsson 1869
Pseudoperonopsis sp. Harrington 1938 | |
Ptychagnostus germanus Öpik 1979 | |
Deuteropoda | |
Lingulata | |
Lingulata indet. Gorjansky and Popov 1985 |