Where: Liaoning, China (41.2° N, 123.7° E: paleocoordinates 7.3° N, 146.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Redlichia (Pteroredlichia) chinensis trilobite zone, Mantou Formation, Duyunian (514.0 - 509.0 Ma)
• sample Q6, 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 128396: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 07.06.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Helcionelloida | |
Helcionella sp. Grabau and Shimer 1909 | |
Hyolitha | |
Hyolithes sp. d'Eichwald 1840 | |
Trilobita | |
Redlichia (Pteroredlichia) murakamii Resser and Endo 1937 trilobite | |
Eoptychoparia benxiensis n. sp.
Eoptychoparia benxiensis n. sp. Guo and An 1982 trilobite |