Chopko River, bed Ch-7-17b (Cambrian of Russian Federation)

Where: Krasnoyar, Russian Federation (68.9° N, 88.7° E: paleocoordinates 16.9° S, 4.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Erixanium sentum trilobite zone, 2 Member (Chopko Formation), Paibian (497.0 - 494.0 Ma)

• sample Ch-7-17b of unit Ch-7, Member 2: units Ch-7, Ch-8

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; lithified limestone

• limestone, silty limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Primary reference: A. I. Varlamov, K. L. Pak, and A. V. Rosova. 2006. The Upper Cambrian of the Chopko River section, Norilsk region, northwestern Siberian Platform: stratigraphy and trilobites. Paleontological Journal 40(Suppl. 1):1-56 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 132503: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 20.08.2012

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Taxonomic list

Trilobita
 Olenida - Aphelaspidae
Erixanium sentum Opik 1963 trilobite