Where: Sichuan, China (32.2° N, 108.4° E: paleocoordinates 24.4° N, 158.7° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Ptychagnostus atavus trilobite zone, Baguamiao Formation, Taijangian (513.0 - 505.0 Ma)
• 7 m thick
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: slope; lithified, argillaceous limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, mold/impression
Primary reference: J. Yang, S. Yu, G. Liu, N. Su, M. He, J. Shang, H. Zhang, H. Zhu, Y. Li and G. Yan. 1993. Cambrian stratigraphy, lithofacies, paleogeography and trilobite faunas of East Qinling-Dabashan Mountains, China 1-246 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 127059: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 23.04.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Artiopoda | |
Ptychagnostus atavus Tullberg 1880 |