Luoyixi section, 100m (Cambrian of China)

Where: Hunan, China (28.7° N, 110.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 12.0° S, 83.4° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Goniagnostus nathorsti trilobite zone, Huaqiao Formation, Wangcunian (504.5 - 497.0 Ma)

• Drumian

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; lithified limestone and lithified, argillaceous limestone

• Jiangnan Slope Belt, lower slope environments
• dark, thin-bedded, thinly laminated lime mudstones, argillaceous limestones, and fossiliferous limestone lenses; light-colored ribbon limestones are present in places

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Primary reference: S. C. Peng, L. E. Babcock, J. X. Zuo, H. L. Lin, X. J. Zhu, X. F. Yang, R. A. Robison, Y. P. Qi, G. Bagnoli and Y. Chen. 2009. The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Guzhangian Stage (Cambrian) in the Wuling Mountains, northwestern Hunan, China. Episodes 32(1):41-55 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 128313: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 06.06.2012

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

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Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Dorypygidae
Dorypyge richthofeni
Dorypyge richthofeni Dames 1883 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae
Amphoton alceste, Fuchouia kuruktagensis
Amphoton alceste Walcott 1905 trilobite
Fuchouia kuruktagensis Zhang 1981 trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Papyriaspididae
Pianaspis sinensis
Pianaspis sinensis Yang 1978 trilobite
 Asaphida - Anomocarellidae
Paranomocarella fortis
Paranomocarella fortis Peng et al. 1995 trilobite
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Diplagnostidae
Diplagnostus planicauda, ? Baltagnostus ambonus
? Baltagnostus ambonus Peng and Robison 2000
 Agnostida - Spinagnostidae
Hypagnostus brevifrons, Hypagnostus parvifrons
Hypagnostus parvifrons Linnarsson 1869