Monarch Assiniboine, Monarch Cirque South: St Davids, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Paleoscolex sp.
Priscancermarinus barnetti
Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
Haplophrentis carinatus (Matthew 1899)
Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Lingulella waptaensis
Lingulata - Acrotretida
Acrothyra gregaria
Paterinata - Paterinida - Paterinidae
Micromitra burgessensis
Paterina zenobia
Kutorginata - Kutorginida - Nisusiidae
Nisusia burgessensis
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Bohemiellidae
Diraphora bellicostata
unclassified
Wiwaxia sp. Walcott 1911
Tergomya - Scenellidae
Scenella amii (Matthew 1902)
Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Coreospiridae
Latouchella sp. Cobbold 1921
Canadaspidida - Canadaspididae
Canadaspis sp. Novozhilov in Orlov 1960
Radiodonta - Hurdiidae
Hurdia sp. Walcott 1912
unclassified
Sidneyia inexpectans
Agnostida - Eodiscidae
Pagetia bootes Walcott 1916
Agnostida - Peronopsidae
Ptychagnostus praecurrens (Westergård 1936)
recombined as Pentagnostus praecurrens
Nektaspidida - Naraoiidae
Naraoia compacta Walcott 1912
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Dorypygidae
Kootenia burgessensis
Olenoides serratus (Rominger 1887)
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Zacanthoididae
Parkaspis decamera
Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae
Chancia palliseri Walcott 1908
recombined as Chanciaopsis palliseri
Ehmaniella burgessensis
Ehmaniella waptaensis Rasetti 1951
Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae
Elrathina cordillerae (Rominger 1887)
unclassified
cf. Habelia optata
Ottoidae
Ottoia sp. Walcott 1911
Ottoia prolifica Walcott 1911
Demospongiae - Vauxiidae
Vauxia gracilenta Walcott 1920
Vauxia densa Walcott 1920
Vauxia bellula Walcott 1920
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Piraniidae
Pirania muricata Walcott 1920
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Hazeliidae
Hazelia delicatula Walcott 1920
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae
Leptomitus lineatus (Walcott 1920)
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Choiidae
Choia carteri Walcott 1920
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Takakkawiidae
Takakkawia sp. Walcott 1920
Coeloscleritophora - Chancelloriida - Chancelloriidae
Chancelloria eros Walcott 1920
Hyolithelminthida
Byronia annulata
unclassified
? Vendotaenia sp. Gnilovskaya 1971
Bryopsidophyceae - Caulerpales - Caulerpaceae
Margaretia dorus Walcott 1931
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:British Columbia
Coordinates: 51.0° North, 115.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.7° South, 79.9° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cambrian Epoch:Miaolingian
10 m.y. bin:Cambrian 3-4
Key time interval:St Davids
Age range of interval:509.00000 - 497.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Burgess Shale
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "shale"
Lithology description: monotonous series of argillites with occasional thin interbeds of skeletal grainstone
Environment:deep-water indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:122094
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-12-16 20:02:39 Last modified:2011-12-16 03:02:39
Access level:authorizer only Released:2012-12-16 20:02:39
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
38872. P. A. Johnston, K. J. Johnston, C. J. Collom, W. G. Powell, and R. J. Pollock. 2009. Palaeontology and depositional environments of ancient brine seeps in the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale at The Monarch, British Columbia, Canada. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 277:86-105 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]