Also known as Chengjiang Biota

Where: Yunnan, China (24.8° N, 102.6° E: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 161.1° E)

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

• 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. Hu, M. Steiner, M. Zhu, B.-D. Erdtmann, H. Luo, L. Chen, and B. Weber. 2007. Diverse pelagic predators from the Chengjiang Lagerstätte and the establishment of modern-style pelagic ecosystems in the early Cambrian. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 254:307-316 [P. Wagner/S. Tweedt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 96869: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Sarah Tweedt on 07.07.2010, edited by John Alroy

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