BA -120 [Great Phyllopod Bed, Walcott Quarry Mbr, Burgess Shale Fm]: Delamaran, Canada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Sarotrocercus oblita
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Tubullela sp.
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Algae
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Algae informal indet. F
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Dictyophycus gracilis
Ruedemann 1931
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112 specimens | |||||||||
Florideophyceae
- Ceramiales
- Rhodomelaceae
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Wahpia sp.
Walcott 1919
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3 specimens | |||||||||
unclassified
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Yuknessia simplex
Walcott 1919
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Morania sp.
Walcott 1919
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337 specimens | |||||||||
Metazoa informal indet. C
Haeckel 1874
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2 specimens | |||||||||
synonym of Animalia | ||||||||||
Metazoa informal indet. D
Haeckel 1874
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1 specimen | |||||||||
synonym of Animalia | ||||||||||
Metazoa informal indet. E
Haeckel 1874
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1 specimen | |||||||||
synonym of Animalia | ||||||||||
Metazoa informal indet. K
Haeckel 1874
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2 specimens | |||||||||
synonym of Animalia | ||||||||||
Metazoa indet.
Haeckel 1874
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2 specimens | |||||||||
synonym of Animalia | ||||||||||
Listed as "Siamese-lantern-like" | ||||||||||
Pikaidae
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Pikaia gracilens
Walcott 1911
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Oesia disjuncta
Walcott 1911
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91 specimens | |||||||||
Hexactinellida
- Reticulosa
- Protospongiidae
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Diagoniella hindei
Walcott 1920
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Protospongia hicksi
Hinde 1887
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Heteractinida
- Octactinellida
- Eiffeliidae
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Eiffelia globosa
Walcott 1920
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Demospongiae
- Protomonaxonida
- Leptomitidae
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Leptomitus lineatus
(Walcott 1920)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Demospongiae
- Protomonaxonida
- Piraniidae
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Pirania muricata
Walcott 1920
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Demospongiae
- Protomonaxonida
- Hamptoniidae
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Hamptonia bowerbanki
Walcott 1920
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Demospongiae
- Protomonaxonida
- Takakkawiidae
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Takakkawia lineata
Walcott 1920
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21 specimens | |||||||||
Demospongiae
- Protomonaxonida
- Hazeliidae
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Hazelia sp.
Walcott 1920
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133 specimens | |||||||||
Falospongia falata
Rigby 1986
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Crumillospongia sp.
Rigby 1986
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3 specimens | |||||||||
unclassified
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Bosworthia sp.
Walcott 1919
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Portalia mira
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Coeloscleritophora
- Chancelloriida
- Chancelloriidae
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Chancelloria eros
Walcott 1920
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Anthozoa
- Echmatocrinidae
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Echmatocrinus brachiatus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
unclassified
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Cambrorhytium fragilis
(Walcott 1911)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
original and current combination Selkirkia fragilis | ||||||||||
Arthropoda informal indet. C
Latreille 1829
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Arthropoda informal indet. E
Latreille 1829
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Arthropoda informal indet. I
Latreille 1829
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Burgessia bella
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136 specimens | |||||||||
Bradoriida
- Svealutidae
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Liangshanella burgessensis
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165 specimens | |||||||||
Liangshanella informal sp. A
Huo 1956
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Odaraiida
- Pectocariidae
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Odaraia alata
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7 specimens | |||||||||
synonym of Pectocaris | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Molaria spinifera
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28 specimens | |||||||||
Radiodonta
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Laggania cambrica
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10 specimens | |||||||||
Radiodonta
- Hurdiidae
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Hurdia sp.
Walcott 1912
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Trilobita
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Trilobita indet.
Walch 1771
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44 specimens | |||||||||
Trilobita
- Ptychopariida
- Alokistocaridae
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Ehmaniella burgessensis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Ehmaniella waptaensis
Rasetti 1951
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Trilobita
- Corynexochida
- Dorypygidae
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Olenoides serratus
(Rominger 1887)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Kootenia burgessensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Trilobita
- Corynexochida
- Oryctocephalidae
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Oryctocephalus burgessensis
Resser 1938
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3 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Oryctocephalites burgessensis | ||||||||||
Nektaspidida
- Naraoiidae
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Naraoia spinifer
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Naraoia compacta
Walcott 1912
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29 specimens | |||||||||
Agnostida
- Eodiscidae
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Pagetia bootes
Walcott 1916
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164 specimens | |||||||||
Agnostida
- Peronopsidae
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Ptychagnostus praecurrens
(WestergÄrd 1936)
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106 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Pentagnostus praecurrens | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Emeraldella brocki
Walcott 1912
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Sidneyia inexpectans
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16 specimens | |||||||||
Waptiida
- Waptiidae
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Waptia fieldensis
Walcott 1912
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44 specimens | |||||||||
Canadaspidida
- Canadaspididae
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Canadaspis perfecta
(Walcott 1912)
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37 specimens | |||||||||
Hymenocarina
- Perspicarididae
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Perspicaris dictynna
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23 specimens | |||||||||
Isoxyida
- Isoxyidae
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Isoxys acutangulus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Megacheira
- Yohoiida
- Yohoiidae
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Yohoia tenuis
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37 specimens | |||||||||
Megacheira
- Leanchoiliida
- Leanchoiliidae
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Leanchoilia superlata
Walcott 1912
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Alalcomenaeus cambricus
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581 specimens | |||||||||
unclassified
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Plenocaris plena
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24 specimens | |||||||||
Habelia optata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Hallucigenia informal sp. A
Conway Morris 1977
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Hallucigenia sparsa
Conway Morris 1977
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6 specimens | |||||||||
Ottoidae
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Ottoia prolifica
Walcott 1911
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272 specimens | |||||||||
Selkirkiidae
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Selkirkia informal sp. A
Walcott 1911
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16 specimens | |||||||||
Selkirkia columbia
Conway Morris 1977
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24 specimens | |||||||||
Fieldiidae
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Fieldia lanceolata
Walcott 1912
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9 specimens | |||||||||
Miskoidae
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Louisella pedunculata
Conway Morris 1977
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13 specimens | |||||||||
Priapulomorpha
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Ancalagon minor
(Walcott 1911)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
original and current combination Ottoia minor | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Chaetognatha informal indet. A
Leuckart 1854
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Burgessochaeta setigera
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54 specimens | |||||||||
Polychaeta
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Polychaeta informal indet. B
Grube 1850
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Polychaeta informal indet. C
Grube 1850
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5 specimens | |||||||||
unclassified
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Peronochaeta dubia
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Insolicorypha ? psygma
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Acanthotretella spinosa
Holmer and Caron 2006
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Holmer and Caron 2006 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
Paterinata
- Paterinida
- Paterinidae
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Micromitra burgessensis
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16 specimens | |||||||||
Lingulata
- Lingulida
- Obolidae
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Lingulella informal sp. A
Salter 1866
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Lingulella waptaensis
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Lingulata
- Acrotretida
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Acrothyra gregaria
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49 specimens | |||||||||
Kutorginata
- Kutorginida
- Nisusiidae
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Nisusia burgessensis
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Bohemiellidae
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Diraphora bellicostata
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12 specimens | |||||||||
Hyolithida
- Hyolithidae
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Haplophrentis carinatus
(Matthew 1899)
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8 specimens | |||||||||
unclassified
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Odontogriphus omalus
Conway-Morris 1976
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Wiwaxia corrugata
(Matthew 1899)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
original and current combination Orthotheca corrugata | ||||||||||
Tergomya
- Scenellidae
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Scenella amii
(Matthew 1902)
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56 specimens | |||||||||
unclassified
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Echinodermata indet.
Klein 1754
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Holothuroidea
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Holothuroidea informal indet. A
(de Blainville 1834)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
unclassified
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Hemichordata informal indet. A
Bateson 1885
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157 specimens | |||||||||
Pterobranchia
- Dithecodendridae
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Dalyia sp.
Walcott 1919
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Wiwaxidae
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Pollingeria grandis
Walcott 1911
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Marrellomorpha
- Marrellida
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Marrella splendens
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333 specimens | |||||||||
Aysheaidae
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Aysheaia pedunculata
Walcott 1911
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2 specimens | |||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Canada | State/province: | British Columbia |
Coordinates: | 51.4° North, 116.5° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 3.7° South, 80.0° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Cambrian | Epoch: | Middle Cambrian |
10 m.y. bin: | Cambrian 3 | ||
Key time interval: | Delamaran | ||
Age range of interval: | 513.00000 - 505.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Geological group: | Chancellor | Formation: | Burgess Shale | Member: | Walcott Quarry |
Local section: | Walcott Quarry | Local bed: | -120 cm | ||
Local order: | top to bottom | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Great Phyllopod Bed of the Walcott Quarry Member, Burgess Shale Fm, Chancellor Gp, which overlies the Wash Limestone Mbr, and is overlain by the Raymond Quarry Shale Mbr. AGE: early Middle Cambrian, Delamaran North American stage. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From 20 mm thick bed, 120 mm below "lower ginger layer, representing the base of the "Phyllopod Bed". |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | lithified calcareous siltstone |
Secondary lithology: | lithified cherty/siliceous mudstone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Cm-scale interbedded siliceous mudstone and calcisiltites. LITHIFICATION: Lithified. | |
Environment: | deep-water indet. |
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Deep-water depositional environment. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body,cast,mold/impression,adpression,soft parts |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Temporal resolution: | time-averaged |
Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection |
Collection size: | 381 specimens |
Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
Museum repositories: | ROM |
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Royal Ontario Museum staff. REPOSTORY: Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). | |
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for all taxa. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications. |
Metadata
Database number: | 84424 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Hendy, A. Lin | Enterer: | A. Hendy, A. Lin |
Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2008-10-18 21:00:15 | Last modified: | 2022-11-13 00:14:36 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-10-18 21:00:15 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
28283. | J.-B. Caron and D. A. Jackson. 2008. Paleoecology of the Greater Phyllopod Bed community, Burgess Shale. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 258:222-256 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
29717 | fossil record | L. E. Holmer and J.-B. Caron. 2006. A spinose stem group brachiopod with pedicle from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale. Acta Zoologica 87:273-290 [A. Lin/A. Lin] |