L1848, L1763C - Curramulka Quarry (Cambrian of Australia)

Where: South Australia, Australia (34.7° S, 137.7° E: paleocoordinates 13.3° N, 160.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Abadiella huoi trilobite zone, Parara Formation, Atdabanian (521.0 - 516.0 Ma)

• Faunal turnover seems to happen after L1851 (47m)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

• Not described. Key shows limestone.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: cast, replaced with phosphate

Reposited in the PIN

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, peel or thin section

Primary reference: S. Bengtson, S. Conway Morris, B. J. Cooper, P. A. Jell, and B. N. Runnegar. 1990. Early Cambrian fossils from South Australia. Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 9:1-364 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 97741: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 27.08.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Dalyatia macroptera, "smooth caps" "form A", Bradoriina indet.
Microdictyon
  -
Microdictyon depressum
Microdictyon depressum Bengtson et al. 1990
Hyolitha
  -
Hyolitha indet.
Hyolitha indet. Marek 1963
 Hyolithida - Nelegerocornidae
Microcornus petilus
Microcornus petilus Bengtson et al. 1990
 Hyolithida -
Hyptiotheca karraculum
Hyptiotheca karraculum Bengtson et al. 1990
 Orthothecida - Triplicatellidae
Triplicatella disdoma
Triplicatella disdoma Conway Morris 1990
 Orthothecida -
"Actinotheca "sp. indet."" = Cupitheca
"Actinotheca "sp. indet."" = Cupitheca Duan 1984
 Orthothecida - Circothecidae
Conotheca australiensis
Conotheca australiensis Bengtson et al. 1990
Brachiopoda
  -
Micrina etheridgei
 Inarticulata -
Inarticulata indet.
Inarticulata indet. Huxley 1869
 Tommotiida - Lapworthellidae
Lapworthella fascicuata
Helcionelloida
  - Helcionellidae
Anabarella australis
Anabarella australis Bengtson et al. 1990
  - Stenothecidae
Stenotheca cf. drepanoida
 Helcionellida - Pelagiellidae
Pelagiella subangulata
 Helcionellida - Trenellidae
"? Leptostega corrugata" = Mackinnonia corrugata
"? Leptostega corrugata" = Mackinnonia corrugata Bengtson et al. 1990
 Sachitida -
Hippopharangites dailyi
Aculifera
  - Halkieriidae
"Thambetolepis delicata" = Sinosachites
"Thambetolepis delicata" = Sinosachites
 Sachitida -
"Halkieria parva" = Australohalkieria parva
"Halkieria parva" = Australohalkieria parva Bengtson et al. 1990
Bivalvia
 Fordillida - Fordillidae
Pojetaia runnegari
Pojetaia runnegari Jell 1980 clam
 Hyolithelminthida -
? Byronia "sp. A"
 Hyolithelminthida - Torellellidae
Torellella sp.
Torellella sp. Holm 1893
 Hyolithelminthida - Hyolithellidae
Hyolithellus cf. micans
Stoibostrombus crenulatus
  - Stoibostrombidae
Stoibostrombus crenulatus
Stoibostrombus crenulatus Conway Morris and Bengston 1990
Coeloscleritophora
 Chancelloriida - Chancelloriidae
Allonnia cf. tripodophora, Chancelloria spp., Chancelloria racemifundis, Archiasterella hirundo, Eremactis mawsoni
Allonnia cf. tripodophora Doré and Reid 1965
Chancelloria spp. Walcott 1920
Chancelloria racemifundis Bengston et al. 1990
Eremactis mawsoni Bengtson 1990
Siphonoconcha
 Tianzhushanelliformes - Tianzhushanellidae
Aroonia seposita
Aroonia seposita Bengtson et al. 1990
Dodecaactinella
  - Polyactinellidae
Dodecaactinella cynodontota
Heteractinida
 Octactinellida - Eiffeliidae
Eiffelia araniformis
Eiffelia araniformis
[entered as Eifellia araniformis]
Hormogoneae
 Oscillatoriales - Girvanellaceae
Girvanella sp.
Girvanella sp. Nicholson and Etheridge 1878
 Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae
Obruchevella delicata
Aetholicopalla adnata
  -
Aetholicopalla adnata
Aetholicopalla adnata Bengston et al. 1990