Shankou, Anning (Cambrian of China)

Also known as Shankou biota; Chengjiang biota; Was: Shankou, Anning [Maotianshan Shale Mbr, Yuanshan Fm]

Where: Yunnan, China (24.8° N, 102.4° E: paleocoordinates 36.8° N, 162.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Eoredlichia trilobite zone, Yu’anshan Member (Qiongzhusi Formation), Early/Lower Cambrian (538.8 - 509.0 Ma)

• Qiongzhusi (Chiungchussu) Formation, Yu’anshan Member (Eoredlichia zone), Lower Cambrian.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: delta front; lithology not reported

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine delta front setting in a shallow bay.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression, soft parts

Primary reference: D.-G. Shu, S. Conway Morris, J. Han, Z.-F. Zhang, and J.-N. Liu. 2002. Ancestral echinoderms from the Chengjiang deposits of China. Nature 430:422-428 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 213115: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 25.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

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 Bilateria - Vetulocystidae
Vetulocystis catenata n. gen. n. sp.
Vetulocystis catenata n. gen. n. sp. Shu et al. 2002