Kyrshabakty River, 1467-3 (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: Peronopsis ultimus trilobite zone, Amgan (510.2 - 504.5 Ma)

• sample 1467-3 from unit IV (0-10 m) of the Kyrshabakty River section

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep-water; lithified, argillaceous limestone

• "parallel-laminated thin bedded argillaceous carbonate shales of brownish and dark-brownish colour" (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 9974: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Phil Borkow on 05.02.2001, edited by Marcus Domansky

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Taxonomic list

Lingulata
 Lingulida - Kyrshabaktellidae
Kyrshabaktella certa Ushatinskaya and in Pelman 1992
 Acrotretida - Acrotretidae
"Linnarssonia captiosa" = Linnarssonia captiosa, "Linnarssonia ventosa" = Linnarssonia captiosa, Prototreta venusta
"Linnarssonia captiosa" = Linnarssonia captiosa Koneva 1990
"Linnarssonia ventosa" = Linnarssonia captiosa Koneva 1990
Prototreta venusta Koneva 1990