Faunal Assemblage A5: Nangaoian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Hazeliidae
Hazelia informal sp.nov
4 individuals
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae
Paraleptomitella dictyodroma Chen et al. 1989
1 individual
unclassified
Stellastomites eumorpha
1 individual
Sicyphorus rara
1 individual
Allonina phrixothrix
2 individuals
Hyolithida - Sulcavitidae
Burithes yunnanensis Hou et al. 1999
3 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Wangyuiidae
Wangyuia yunnanensis Jin 2004
6 individuals
Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Lingulella chengjiangensis Jin et al. 1993
1 individual
Lingulata - Lingulida - Botsfordiidae
Diandongia pista Rong 1974
3 individuals
Mickwitziidae
Heliomedusa orienta Sun and Hou 1987
9 individuals
Bradoriida
Kunmingella douvillei Mansuy 1912
74 individuals
Combinivalvula chengjiangensis Hou 1987
2 individuals
unclassified
Kuamaia lata Hou 1987
1 individual
Trilobita - Redlichiida - Redlichiidae
Eoredlichia intermedia (Lu 1940)
5 individuals
Trilobita - Redlichiida - Yunnanocephalidae
Yunnanocephalus yunnanensis (Mansuy 1912)
3 individuals
unclassified
Retifacies abnormalis Hou et al. 1989
1 individual
Nektaspidida
Xandarella spectaculum Hou et al. 1991
2 individuals
Nektaspidida - Naraoiidae
Naraoia sp. Walcott 1912
7 individuals
Naraoia spinosa Zhang and Hou 1985
36 individuals
Naraoia longicaudata Zhang and Hou 1985
39 individuals
Radiodonta - Amplectobeluidae
Amplectobelua symbrachiata Hou et al. 1995
5 individuals
Radiodonta - Tamisiocarididae
Anomalocaris saron Hou et al. 1995
1 individual
unclassified
Ercaicunia multinodosa Luo et al. 1999
11 individuals
Branchiocaris ? yunnanensis Hou 1987
5 individuals
Waptiida - Waptiidae
Waptia ovata Lee 1975
13 individuals
Isoxyida - Isoxyidae
Isoxys paradoxus Hou 1987
1 individual
Isoxys auritus Jiang 1982
9 individuals
Megacheira - Leanchoiliida - Leanchoiliidae
Leanchoilia illecebrosa (Hou 1987)
50 individuals
Fuxianhuiida - Fuxianhuiidae
Fuxianhuia protensa Hou 1987
1 individual
Mollisoniida
Urokodia aequalis Hou et al. 1989
3 individuals
Parvancorinidae
Primicaris lavaformis (Zhang et al. 2003)
6 individuals
Palaeoscolecida - Cricocosmida - Palaeoscolecidae
Mafangscolex sinensis Hou and Sun 1988
566 individuals
Cricocosmiidae
Cricocosmia jinningensis Hou and Sun 1988
1344 individuals
Selkirkiimorpha - Selkirkiidae
Paraselkirkia jinningensis Hou et al. 1999
2 individuals
Priapulidae
Yunnanpriapulus halteroformis Huang et al. 2004
1 individual
unclassified
Microdictyon sinicum Chen et al. 1989
1 individual
Diania cactiformis Liu et al. 2011
1 individual
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Yunnan
Coordinates: 24.8° North, 102.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.5° North, 159.7° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Cambrian Epoch: Series 2
Stage: Stage 3 10 m.y. bin: Cambrian 2
Key time interval: Nangaoian Trilobite zone:  Eoredlichia-Wutingaspis
Age range of interval: 521 - 514 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Yu'anshan Member:Maotianshan Shale
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Cambrian stage 3
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified mudstone
Secondary lithology: siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:offshore shelf
Geology comments: event mudstone
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,soft parts
Lagerst�tten type:conservation
Degree of concentration:dispersed
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Temporal resolution:snapshot
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:194153
Authorizer:S. Finnegan Enterer:S. Finnegan
Modifier:S. Finnegan Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2018-06-14 17:34:48 Last modified:2018-11-21 15:41:00
Access level:the public Released:2018-06-14 17:34:48
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

65022. F. Zhao, J. Caron, D. J. Bottjer, S. Hu, Z. Yin and M. Zhu. 2013. Diversity and species abundance patterns of the early Cambrian (Series 2, Stage 3) Chengjiang Biota from China. [S. Finnegan/S. Finnegan/S. Finnegan]