Also known as Chengjiang biota
Where: Yunnan, China (24.8° N, 102.6° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 3.8° N, 74.4° E (Wright 2013)
When: Eoredlichia-Wutingaspis trilobite zone, Maotianshan Sh Member (Yuanshan Formation), Atdabanian (521.0 - 516.0 Ma)
• in a sequence of strata with alternating event layers and background mudstones
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, soft parts
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (float), surface (in situ),
Primary reference: S.-X. Hu. 2005. Taphonomy and Palaeoecology of the Early Cambrian Chengjiang Biota from Eastern Yunnan, China. Berliner Paläobiologische Abhandlungen 7:1-197 [A. Lin/A. Lin]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 90137: authorized by Alex Lin, entered by Alex Lin on 08.07.2009
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
| Bilateria | |
| unclassified | |
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Arthropoda indet. Gravenhorst 1843 | |
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Primicaris larvaformis Zhang et al. 2003 | |
| Artiopoda | |
"Naraoia longicaudata" = Misszhouia longicaudata, Naraoia spinosa
"Naraoia longicaudata" = Misszhouia longicaudata Zhang and Hou 1985
Naraoia spinosa Zhang and Hou 1985 | |
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Cindarella eucalla Chen et al. 1996 | |
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Yunnanocephalus sp. Kobayashi 1936 trilobite | |
"Eoredlichia intermedia" = Eoredlichia intermediata
"Eoredlichia intermedia" = Eoredlichia intermediata Lu 1940 trilobite | |
| Deuteropoda | |
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Isoxys auritus Jiang 1982 | |
| Megacheira | |
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Leanchoilia illecebrosa Hou 1987 | |
| Deuteropoda | |
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Ercaicunia multinodosa Luo et al. 1999 | |
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Amplectobelua symbrachiata Hou et al. 1995 | |
| Crustacea | |
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Chuandianella ovata Li 1975 | |
"Paraselkirkia sinica" = Selkirkia sinica
"Paraselkirkia sinica" = Selkirkia sinica Luo and Hu 1999 | |
| Sicyophorus | |
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Sicyophorus rara Luo and Hu 1999 | |
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Cricocosmia jinningensis Hou and Sun 1988 | |
| Palaeoscolecida | |
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Mafangscolex sinensis Hou and Sun 1988 | |
| Corynetis brevis | |
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Corynetis brevis Luo and Hu 1999 | |
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Cardiodictyon catenulum Hou et al. 1991 | |
| Hyolitha | |
"Linevitus opimus" = Triplicatella opimus
"Linevitus opimus" = Triplicatella opimus Yu 1974 | |
| Brachiopoda | |
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Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805 | |
| Lingulata | |
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Lingulellotreta malongensis Rong 1974 | |
"Lingulella chengjiangensis" = Eoglossa chengjiangensis
"Lingulella chengjiangensis" = Eoglossa chengjiangensis Jin et al. 1993 | |
| Brachiopoda | |
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Heliomedusa orienta Sun and Hou 1987 | |
| Rhynchonellata | |
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? Wangyuia yunnanensis Jin 2004 | |
| unclassified | |
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Problematica indet. Andrews 1970 | |
| Coeloscleritophora | |
| Cambrorhytium | |