M423/13, Kotui River & Kugda River Mouth, 3 km south of Kotuikan River Mouth (Cambrian of Russian Federation)

Also known as Section 3 of Kouchinsky, et al., 2017

Where: Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation (70.6° N, 103.4° E: paleocoordinates 24.3° S, 6.8° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nochoroicyathus sunnaginicus zone, Medvezhyn Formation, Tommotian (525.5 - 521.0 Ma)

• Kouchinsky & Bengston (2002) suggest Medvezhyn formation. Rowland et al. imply Krasnoporog formation. Kouchinsky, et al. (2017) places in Medvezhyn formation (Purella cristata biozone).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, glauconitic, gray, green, red, argillaceous limestone

• Lilac, dull violet, claret red platy argillaceous limestones with innumerable solution surfaces on which, besides argillaceous material and glauconite, fossil colonies are encountered.

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: cast, replaced with phosphate

Collection methods: chemical

• Full description in Rozonav et al. 1969 p. 46

Primary reference: A. Y. Rozanov, V. V. Missarzhevsky, N. A. Volkova, L. G. Voronova, I. N. Krylov, B.M. Keller, I. K. Korolyuk, K. Lendzion, R. Mikhnyar, N. G. Pykhova, and A. D. Sidorov. 1969. Tommotskiu jarus i problema nizhney granisty kembriya [The Tommotian Stage and the Cambrian lower Boundary problem]. Trudy Geoligske Institut Leningrad 206:1-379 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Novack-Gottshall]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 96397: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 06.06.2010

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Taxonomic list

Hyolitha
 Orthothecida -
Turcutheca annae Syssoiev 1959
Kotuyitheca curta Missarzhevsky 1974
Helcionelloida
 Helcionellida - Coreospiridae
Latouchella memorabilis Rozanov et al. 1969
 Helcionellida - Helcionellidae
Anabarella plana Vostokova 1962
Igorella ungulata Rozanov et al. 1969
"Latouchella korobkovi" = Oelandiella korobkovi Vostokova 1962
 Pelagiellida - Aldanellidae
Aldanella crassa Rozanov et al. 1969
Scyphozoa
 Anabaritida - Anabaritidae
Tiksitheca licis n. sp. Rozanov et al. 1969 jellyfish
Cambrotubulus decurvatus Rozanov et al. 1969 jellyfish