Rencun, bed 20 (Cambrian of China)

Where: Henan, China (34.8° N, 111.9° E: paleocoordinates 5.5° S, 144.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sinopagetia jinnanensis trilobite zone, Hsuchuang Formation, Taijangian (509.0 - 504.5 Ma)

• samples H2041-15, -16, -17 of bed 20 (1.95 m thick)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone and lithified shale

• N China Platform
• grey and light grey bioclastic limestone intercalated with purple shale

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Primary reference: W. Zhang, L. Xiang, Y. Liu and X. Meng. 1995. Cambrian stratigraphy and trilobites from Henan. Palaeontologia Cathayana 6:1-166 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 129125: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 20.06.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae
? Deiradonyx sp.
? Deiradonyx sp. Opik 1982 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Dorypygidae
Kootenia shanxiensis
Kootenia shanxiensis Zhang et al. 1980 trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae
Wuhaina lubrica, Monanocephalus latus n. sp.
Wuhaina lubrica Zhang and Yuan 1981 trilobite
Monanocephalus latus n. sp. Zhang et al. 1995 trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Inouyiidae
Parainouyia fakelingensis
Parainouyia fakelingensis Meng 1977 trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Solenopleuridae
Solenoparia sp., Solenoparia talingensis
Solenoparia sp. Kobayashi 1935 trilobite
Solenoparia talingensis Dames 1883 trilobite
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Eodiscidae
"Pagetia (Sinopagetia) jinnanensis" = Sinopagetia jinnanensis, Pagetia sp.
"Pagetia (Sinopagetia) jinnanensis" = Sinopagetia jinnanensis Zhang et al. 1980
Pagetia sp. Walcott 1916