Kyrshabakty River, 1347-2* (Cambrian of Kazakhstan)

Where: Kazakhstan (43.5° N, 70.0° E: paleocoordinates 3.2° S, 98.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Lejopyge laevigata trilobite zone, Zhumabai Formation, Ayusokkanian (499.5 - 497.0 Ma)

• sample 1347-2* from the interval 132-137 m of unit VII (132-263 m) of the Kyrshabakty River section (Ergaliev 2008)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; lithified limestone

• outer fan fringe; slope of an isolated carbonate platform known as the Aisha-Bibi sea-mount
• parallel laminated limestone, carbonate turbidite, lime wackestone and packstone of grey and dark grey colour

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: S. N. Koneva. 1990. New Middle Cambrian Acrotretids (Brachiopods) from the Lesser Karatau Range. Paleontological Journal 24(3):45-55 [M. Patzkowsky/P. Borkow/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 9943: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Phil Borkow on 02.02.2001, edited by Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

Lingulata
 Acrotretida - Acrotretidae
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Phalacromidae
Lisogoragnostus mictus2 Peng and Robison 2000
 Agnostida - Clavagnostidae
Clavagnostus repandus2 Westergard 1930
 Agnostida - Ptychagnostidae
Lejopyge armata2, "Ptychagnostus aculeatus" = Acidusus aculeatus2
Lejopyge armata2 Linnarsson 1869
"Ptychagnostus aculeatus" = Acidusus aculeatus2 Angelin 1851
 Agnostida - Spinagnostidae
Hypagnostus brevifrons2 Angelin 1851
Hypagnostus parvifrons2 Linnarsson 1869
Tomagnostella exsculpta2 Angelin 1851
Tomagnostella sulcifera2 Wallerius 1895
Trilobita
 Olenida - Olenidae
 Ptychopariida - Lisaniidae
Lisaniella elongataformis1 Ergaliev 1980 trilobite
 Lichida - Damesellidae
Meringaspis karatauensis1 Ergaliev 1980 trilobite