Nebida Area (Cambrian of Italy)

Where: Sardinia, Italy (39.3° N, 8.4° E: paleocoordinates 48.6° S, 113.6° E)

When: Dolerolenus zoppii trilobite zone, Punta Manna Formation, Botomian (516.0 - 512.9 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; siltstone and limestone

• has alternating sandstones, siltstonY,·s, shales and lenticular carbonate units of oolitic-o, ncolitic limestone with small archaeocyathid buildups.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: T. Cocozza and A. Gandin. 1990. Carbonate Deposition during Early Rifting: The Cambrian of Sardinia and the Triassic-Jurassic of Tuscany, Italy. In M. E. Tucker, J. L. Wilson, P. D. Crevello, J. R. Sarg, J. F. Read (eds.), Carbonate Platforms: Facies, Sequences and Evolution 9-373 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 225110: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 25.04.2022

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Anthomorpha sp.
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Yukoniidae
Hebediscina sardoa
Hebediscina sardoa Rasetti 1972
Trilobita
 Redlichiida - Dolerolenidae
Giordanella meneghinii, Dolerolenus zoppii
 Redlichiida - Metadoxididae
Enantiaspis enantiopa
Archaeocyatha
 Ajacicyathida - Porocoscinidae
Porocoscinus sp.
Porocoscinus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Annulocyathidae
Annulofungia sp.
Annulofungia sp. Krasnopeeva 1955 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Bronchocyathidae
Taylorcyathus rectus
Taylorcyathus rectus archaeocyath sponge
 Capsulocyathida - Coscinocyathidae
Coscinocyathus dianthus
Coscinocyathus dianthus archaeocyath sponge