Chace Range CR1/322.8m (Cambrian of Australia)

Where: South Australia, Australia (31.7° S, 138.6° E: paleocoordinates 15.9° N, 160.7° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Wirrapowie Limestone Formation, Early/Lower Cambrian (538.8 - 509.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified, fine-grained, sideritic, ooidal, calcareous limestone

• consists of vertically dipping, dark grey, massive to fine-grained ribbon and algal-mottled limestones with occasional laminated cryptalgal, oolitic and silicified layers

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collection methods: bulk, acetic

Primary reference: C. M. Larsson, C. B. Skovsted, G. A. Brock, U. Balthasar, T. P. Topper and L. E. Holmer. 2014. Paterimitra pyramidalis from South Australia: scleritome, shell structure and evolution of a lower Cambrian stem group brachiopod. Palaeontology 57(2):417-446 [T. Wong Hearing/T. Wong Hearing]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 215339: authorized by Thomas Wong Hearing, entered by Thomas Wong Hearing on 09.11.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Brachiopoda
 Tommotiida -
Paterimitra pyramidalis