Nanjiang: Meishucunian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Protoconodonta
Hastina bialata n. sp. Yang and He 1984
synonym of Protohertzina unguliformis
Hastina quadrigoniata n. gen., n. sp. Yang and He 1984
Protohertzina dabashanensis n. sp. Yang and He 1984
Protoconodontida
Ganloudina longispina n. sp. Yang and He 1984
Ganloudina platybasala n. sp. Yang and He 1984
Orthothecida - Allathecidae
Allatheca nanjiangensis n. sp. Yang and He 1984
Orthothecida
Turcutheca sp. Rozanov et al. 1969
Orthothecida - Circothecidae
Circotheca sp. Syssoiev 1958
Sabelliditida
Tumuliolynthus orthacanthus n. sp. Yang and He 1984
recombined as Acanthocassis orthacanthus
Maikhanellidae
Emeiconus lepidites He and Yang 1982
synonym of Canopoconus calvatus
Emeiconus crassispinus n. sp. Yang and He 1984
synonym of Xiadongoconus luminosus
Mirusilites sp. He and Yang 1986
synonym of Purella
Microlites sp. Yang et al.
synonym of Purella
Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae
Bemella sp. Rozanov et al. 1969
Siphogonuchitidae
Lopochites sp. Qian 1977
Siphogonuchites sp. Qian 1977
Palaeosulcachites sp. Qian 1977
synonym of Siphogonuchites
Trapezochites sp. Qian and Yiang 1982
synonym of Siphogonuchites
Conodonta - Paraconodontida - Furnishinidae
Hertzina antiqua n. sp. Yang and He 1984
Hertzina intermedia n. sp. Yang and He 1984
Scyphozoa - Conularina - Hexangulaconulariidae
Hexaconularia sp. He and Yang 1986
Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariellidae
Conulariella sp.
Scyphozoa - Coronatae
Olivooides sp. Qian 1977
Scyphozoa - Anabaritida - Anabaritidae
Anabaritellus sp. Missarzhevsky 1974
synonym of Anabarites
Cambrotubulus sp. Rozanov et al. 1969
unclassified
Archaeooides sp. Qian 1977
Fomitchella inchoata n. sp. Yang and He 1984
Emeithella sp. Qian 1977
Coeloscleritophora - Chancelloriida - Sachitidae
Sachites sp. Meshkova 1969
Cambroclavida - Zhijinitidae
Mirabifolliculus chytroformis n. gen., n. sp.
synonym of Cambrothyra
Nanjiangofolliculus circocodonus n. gen., n. sp.
synonym of Cambrothyra
Nanjiangofolliculus cyclicus n. sp.
synonym of Cambrothyra
Zhijinites sp. Qian 1978
Hyolithelminthida - Hyolithellidae
Hyolithellus sp. Billings 1872
Rhabdochites scissus n. sp. Yang and He 1984
unclassified
Vendotaenia sp. Gnilovskaya 1971
? Chondrites sp. von Sternberg 1833
Planolites sp. Nicholson 1873
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Sichuan
Coordinates: 32.3° North, 106.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:29.0° North, 165.3° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cambrian Epoch:Terreneuvian
10 m.y. bin:Cambrian 1-2
Key time interval:Meishucunian
Age range of interval:530.70000 - 521.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Dengying Member:Mofangyan
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Mofangyan Member at the top of the Dengying Formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:107389
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-04-06 18:23:54 Last modified:2011-04-06 04:24:34
Access level:the public Released:2011-04-06 18:23:54
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
35731. X. Yang and T. He. 1984. New small shelly fossils from Lower Cambrian Meishucun stage of Nanjiang area, northern Sichuan. Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 13:35-48 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]