Taijiang [Wuhe Section, Jiumenchong Fm], 0 m (Cambrian of China)

Where: Guizhou, China (26.7° N, 108.3° E: paleocoordinates 30.2° N, 158.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Wutingaspis-Eoredlichia zone, Wuhe Member (Jiumenchong Formation), Atdabanian (521.0 - 516.0 Ma)

• The Lower Cambrian succession consists of Liuchapo, Jiumenchong, Bianmachong, Balang, and Tsinghsutung formations.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, black, carbonaceous shale and lithified, gray, argillaceous limestone

• The lithology of the Jiumenchong Formation is similar to that of the same formation in the section at Huanglian (see collection 96649).

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Multiple collectors. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.

Primary reference: A. Yang, M. Zhu, J. Zhang and G. Li. 2003. Early Cambrian eodiscoid trilobites of the Yangtze Platform and their stratigraphic implications. Progress in Natural Science 13(11):861-866 [P. Wagner/S. Tweedt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 96651: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Sarah Tweedt on 17.06.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Cambroclavida
  - Zhijinitidae
"Kaiyangites noveilis" = Zhijinites
"Kaiyangites noveilis" = Zhijinites