Sapushan_Sap-a [Yuanshan Fm] : Atdabanian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Wudingella binodosa
1 specimen
Lingulata - Lingulida - Botsfordiidae
Diandongia pista Rong 1974
36 specimens
Hyolithida - Sulcavitidae
Ambrolinevitus maximus
15 specimens
Ambrolinevitus ventricosus Qian 1978
112 specimens
unclassified
Microdictyon sinicum Chen et al. 1989
1 specimen
Isoxyida - Isoxyidae
Isoxys sp. Walcott 1890
1 specimen
Waptiida - Waptiidae
Chuandianella ovata (Li 1975)
12 specimens
Trilobita - Redlichiida - Redlichiidae
Wutingaspis tingi Kobayashi 1944
121 specimens
Bradoriida
Kunmingella douvillei Mansuy 1912
40 specimens
Kunyangella cheni
24 specimens
Comptaluta inflata (Chang 1974)
1 specimen
Coeloscleritophora - Chancelloriida - Chancelloriidae
Allonia phrixothrix
2 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Yunnan
Coordinates: 25.7° North, 102.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.7° North, 162.2° East
Time
Period:Cambrian Epoch:Series 2
Stage:Stage 3 10 m.y. bin:Cambrian 2
Key time interval:Atdabanian Trilobite zone: Eoredlichia-Wutingaspis
Age range of interval:521.00000 - 515.60000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Yuanshan Member:Maotianshan Sh
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: 10 cm thick, strongly bioturbated mudstone
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: mudstone
Environment:marine indet. Tectonic setting:passive margin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression,soft parts
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:ichnofossils
Collection methods:selective quarrying,surface (float),surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Chengjiang biota
Database number:90126
Authorizer:A. Lin Enterer:A. Lin
Modifier:A. Lin Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-07-08 11:18:09 Last modified:2009-07-08 16:35:22
Access level:the public Released:2009-07-08 11:18:09
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

30233. S.-X. Hu. 2005. Taphonomy and Palaeoecology of the Early Cambrian Chengjiang Biota from Eastern Yunnan, China. Berliner Paläobiologische Abhandlungen 7:1-197 [A. Lin/A. Lin]