Jingxian, unit 5 (Cambrian of China)

Where: Anhui, China (30.7° N, 118.2° E: paleocoordinates 14.7° N, 144.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Tangcun Formation, Niuchehean (489.5 - 485.4 Ma)

• unit 5 (An69-An72), 25.33 m thick, Wanwanaspis assemblage

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone and lithified shale

• argillaceous banded limestone, limestone, shale, marl, dolomitic limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Primary reference: H. Qiu. 1984. Trilobites from the Upper Cambrian Tangcun Formation in Jingxian, southern Anhui. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23(3):329-341 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 127322: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 09.05.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Agnostidae
Geragnostus (Micragnostus) bilobus n. sp., Geragnostus (Micragnostus) chengcunensis n. sp., Neoagnostus sp.
Neoagnostus sp. Kobayashi 1955
 Agnostida - Diplagnostidae
Rhaptagnostus anhuiensis n. sp.
Rhaptagnostus anhuiensis n. sp. Qiu 1984
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Kaolishaniidae
Tangjiaella bilira n. gen. n. sp., "Anhuiaspis jingxianensis" = Mansuyites
Tangjiaella bilira n. gen. n. sp. Qiu 1984 trilobite
"Anhuiaspis jingxianensis" = Mansuyites trilobite
 Corynexochida - Missisquoiidae
Parakoldinioidia sp.
Parakoldinioidia sp. Endo 1937 trilobite
 Harpetida - Harpetidae
Palaeoharpes cf. primigenius
Palaeoharpes cf. primigenius Lu and Qian 1974 trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Kingstoniidae
Wanwanaspis wannanensis n. sp.
Wanwanaspis wannanensis n. sp. Qiu 1984 trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Shumardiidae
Koldinioidia pustulosa n. sp.
Koldinioidia pustulosa n. sp. Qiu 1984 trilobite
 Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae
Anderssonella sp.
Anderssonella sp. Kobayashi 1936 trilobite
 Asaphida - Ceratopygidae
"Psiloyuepingia intermedia" = Tamdaspis intermedia, "Psiloyuepingia cylindrica" = Tamdaspis cylindrica
"Psiloyuepingia intermedia" = Tamdaspis intermedia Qian and Qiu 1983 trilobite
"Psiloyuepingia cylindrica" = Tamdaspis cylindrica Qian and Qiu 1983 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichakephalidae
Chencunia tripleura n. gen. n. sp.
Chencunia tripleura n. gen. n. sp. Qiu 1984 trilobite