Maotianshan, unit Cf6: Atdabanian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae
Paraleptomitella dictyodroma Chen et al. 1989
Chen et al. 1989
Megacheira - Leanchoiliida - Leanchoiliidae
Leanchoilia illecebrosa (Hou 1987)
unclassified
Retifacies abnormalis Hou et al. 1989
Nektaspidida - Naraoiidae
Naraoia spinosa Zhang and Hou 1985
Naraoia longicaudata Zhang and Hou 1985
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Yunnan
Coordinates: 24.7° North, 103.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.0° North, 160.7° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Cambrian Epoch: Series 2
Stage: Stage 3 10 m.y. bin: Cambrian 2
Key time interval: Atdabanian
Age range of interval: 521 - 515.6 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Qiongzhusi Member:Yuanshan
Local section:Maotianshan Local bed:Cf6
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: lower Eoredlichia trilobite zone, Cf3-Cf6 correspond to units M2-M3 of Maotianshan
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified mudstone
Lithology description: soft mudstone
Environment:marginal marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Chengjiang fauna
Database number:96413
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2010-06-07 05:15:55 Last modified:2010-06-07 08:15:55
Access level:the public Released:2010-06-07 05:15:55
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
32720. X. Hou and J. Bergström. 1997. Arthropods of the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna, southwest China. Fossils & Strata 45:1-116 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]

Secondary references:

38854 J. Y. Chen, X. G. Hou, and H. Z. Lu. 1989. Lower Cambrian leptomitids (Demospongea), Chengjiang, Yunnan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 28(1):17-30 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]