Yurtus VI (Section 1) - [Yurtus Fm]: Tommotian - Atdabanian, China
collected by Conway Morris & Chapman 1991

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Cambroclavida - Zhijinitidae
Zhijinites claviformis Qian and Xiao 1984
Aculifera - Halkieriidae
Halkieria mira (Qian and Xiao 1984)
Conway Morris and Chapman 1997
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Xinjiang
Coordinates: 40.5° North, 79.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:11.6° South, 135.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cambrian
10 m.y. bin:Cambrian 2
*Period:Early/Lower Cambrian *Epoch:Middle Caerfai
*International age/stage:Atdabanian
Key time interval:Tommotian - Atdabanian
Age range of interval:525.50000 - 515.60000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Yurtus
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Yurtus Fm, which unconformably overlies the Qigebulak Fm and is unconformably overlain by the Xiaoerbulak Fm. AGE: Most likely age is late Tommotian to early Atdabanian, on the basis of various biostratigraphic indicators. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From multiple beds within local section, mostly concentrated towards top of the section.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:phosphatic lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: LITHOLOGY: Not stated in text, but apparently a phosphatic limestone. LITHIFICATION: Lithified on the basis of facies description and sample preparation.
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Not stated in text.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast,replaced with phosphate
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some genera
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:SM
Collectors:Conway Morris & Chapman Collection dates:1991
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Conway Morris and Chapman, 1991. REPOSITORY: SM (=not stated).
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Not exhaustive, but including representative and important forms. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature and species resolution identifications.
Metadata
Also known as:SSF 26.1
Database number:6814
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky, A. Hendy Enterer:P. Borkow, A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Collections that are a subset of this one:85502
Created:2000-03-23 08:18:31 Last modified:2009-03-16 00:16:33
Access level:the public Released:2000-03-23 08:18:31
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

417. S. Conway Morris, J. S. Crampton, X. Bing and A.J. Chapman. 1997. Lower Cambrian Cambroclaves (Incertae sedis) from Xinjiang, China, with comments on the morphological variability of sclerites. Palaeontology 40(1):167-189 [M. Patzkowsky/P. Borkow/J. Alroy]

Secondary references:

29416 S. Conway Morris and A. J. Chapman. 1997. Lower Cambrian Halkieriids and other coeloscleritomorphs from Aksu-Wushi, Xinjiang, China. Journal of Paleontology 71(1):6-22 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]