Kyrshabakty River, 1346-6 (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 (505.0 - 498.5 Ma)

• sample 1346-6 from unit VI (91.5-132 m) of the Kyrshabakty River section (Ergaliev 2008)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; lithified lime mudstone

• outer fan fringe; slope of an isolated carbonate platform known as the Aisha-Bibi sea-mount
• thin-bedded dark gray carbonate mudstone with thin parallel laminated clayish limestone

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 9948: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Phil Borkow on 02.02.2001, edited by Marcus Domansky and Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

Lingulata
 Lingulida - Zhanatellidae
Canalilatus major2 Holmer et al. 2001
 Acrotretida - Acrotretidae
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Diplagnostidae
Linguagnostus kjerulfi1 Brogger 1878