Benxi H, unit 4 (Cambrian of China)

Where: Liaoning, China (41.3° N, 124.3° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 22.0° N, 90.8° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Megapalaeolenus trilobite zone, Jianchang Formation, Duyunian (514.5 - 506.5 Ma)

• samples H2, H3, upper Tsanglangpuan

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Primary reference: H. J. Guo and S. L. An. 1982. Lower Cambrian trilobites of the Benxi area, Liaoning. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 21(6):615-631 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 128370: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 06.06.2012

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Taxonomic list

Trilobita
 Redlichiida - Palaeolenidae
 Redlichiida - Redlichiidae
Redlichia jianchangensis n. sp. Guo and An 1982 trilobite