Kyrshabakty River, 1465-9 (Cambrian of Kazakhstan)

Where: Kazakhstan (43.5° N, 70.0° E: paleocoordinates 0.7° S, 100.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ptychagnostus intermedius trilobite zone, Aktas Formation, Tuesaian (505.3 - 503.0 Ma)

• sample 1465-9 from unit V (10-91.5 m) of the Kyrshabakty River section (Ergaliev 2008)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified lime mudstone

• basin plain
• "alternation of thin-bedded dark gray carbonate mudstones (thin pelitomorphic limestones)" (Ergaliev 2008)

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 9966: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Phil Borkow on 05.02.2001, edited by Uta Merkel and Marcus Domansky

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Taxonomic list

Paterinata
 Paterinida - Paterinidae
Lingulata
 Acrotretida - Acrotretidae
Kotylotreta undata, "Linnarssonia captiosa" = Linnarssonia captiosa3, "Linnarssonia ventosa" = Linnarssonia captiosa
Kotylotreta undata Koneva 1990
"Linnarssonia captiosa" = Linnarssonia captiosa3 Koneva 1990
"Linnarssonia ventosa" = Linnarssonia captiosa Koneva 1990
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Ptychagnostidae
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Dorypygidae