Dabaidi_Qujing-a [Yuanshan Fm] (Cambrian of China)

Also known as Chengjiang biota

Where: Yunnan, China (25.7° N, 104.0° E: paleocoordinates 33.6° N, 160.7° E)

When: Eoredlichia-Wutingaspis trilobite zone, Maotianshan Sh Member (Yuanshan Formation), Atdabanian (521.0 - 516.0 Ma)

• 50 cm thick, background mudstone with minimal event layers

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, soft parts

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (float), surface (in situ),

Primary reference: S.-X. Hu. 2005. Taphonomy and Palaeoecology of the Early Cambrian Chengjiang Biota from Eastern Yunnan, China. Berliner Paläobiologische Abhandlungen 7:1-197 [A. Lin/A. Lin]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 90166: authorized by Alex Lin, entered by Alex Lin on 09.07.2009

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

 Palaeoscolecidomorpha -
Maotianshania cylindrica Sun and Huo 1987
Palaeoscolecida
 Cricocosmida - Palaeoscolecidae
Mafangscolex sinensis Hou and Sun 1988
Microdictyon
  -
Microdictyon sinicum Chen et al. 1989
unclassified
  -
Arthropoda indet. Latreille 1829
 Bradoriida -
Artiopoda
 Nektaspidida - Naraoiidae
"Naraoia longicaudata" = Misszhouia longicaudata, Naraoia spinosa
"Naraoia longicaudata" = Misszhouia longicaudata Zhang and Hou 1985
Naraoia spinosa Zhang and Hou 1985
Trilobita
 Redlichiida - Dolerolenidae
Malungia laevigata Lu 1961 trilobite
 Redlichiida - Redlichiidae
Wutingaspis malungensis Lu 1961 trilobite
 Radiodonta - Anomalocarididae
"Anomalocardidae indet." = Anomalocarididae
"Anomalocardidae indet." = Anomalocarididae Raymond 1935
Deuteropoda
 Hymenostraca -
 Isoxyida - Isoxyidae
Isoxys auritus Jiang 1982
Megacheira
 Leanchoiliida - Leanchoiliidae
Hyolitha
 Hyolithida - Sulcavitidae
Vetulicolida
  - Vetulicolidae
Vetulicola sp. Hou 1987
unclassified
  -
Problematica indet. Andrews 1970
Porifera indet. Grant 1836
Hexactinellida
 Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Protospongia sp. Salter 1864 glass sponge
Demospongiae
 Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae
Paraleptomitella dictyodroma Chen et al. 1989 demosponge
 Protomonaxonida - Choiidae
Choia hindei Dawson 1896 demosponge