Benxi X (Xiaoyuhougou), unit 23 (Cambrian of China)

Where: Liaoning, China (41.3° N, 124.5° E: paleocoordinates 7.8° N, 147.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Qiaotouaspis trilobite zone, Mantou Formation, Duyunian (514.0 - 509.0 Ma)

• sample X12, upper Mantou (=Manto) Formation, Lungwangmiaoan

• 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 128381: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 07.06.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Trilobita
 Redlichiida - Redlichiidae
Redlichia tumida Guo and An 1982 trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae
Qiaotouaspis qiaotouensis n. gen. n. sp., Benxiaspis benxiensis n. gen. n. sp.
Qiaotouaspis qiaotouensis n. gen. n. sp. Guo and An 1982 trilobite
Benxiaspis benxiensis n. gen. n. sp. Guo and An 1982 trilobite