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JIULAODONG, Sichuan, China

FormationJIULAODONG
Age:516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
IntervalAtdabanian
Lithologydolomite, "shale"/dolomite, mudstone/siltstone
Number of Collections6
Number of Occurrences48

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Maidiping Section [Maidiping MbrEmeishan City, Leshan, Sichuan, ChinaJiulaodong
Beds 31-34Emeishan City, Leshan, Sichuan, ChinaJiulaodong
DaqiaoGanluo County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, ChinaJiulaodong
MaidipingEmeishan City, Leshan, Sichuan, ChinaJiulaodong

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Hongchunping - Maidiping541 - 516 Ma
Cambrian		limestone11
Maidiping530 - 516 Ma
Cambrian		dolomite78

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Allatheca sp.
genus		6Animalia : Hyolitha : Orthothecida : Allathecidae : Allatheca541 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Conotheca subcurvata
species		7Animalia : Hyolitha : Orthothecida : Circothecidae : Conotheca : Conotheca subcurvata541 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Paragloborilus sichuanensis
species		7Animalia : Circothecidae : Paragloborilus : Paragloborilus sichuanensis541 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Turcutheca crasseocochlia
species		7Animalia : Hyolitha : Orthothecida : Circothecidae : Turcutheca : Turcutheca crasseocochlia541 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Turcutheca lubrica
species		7Animalia : Circothecidae : Turcutheca : Turcutheca lubrica541 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Ebianotheca sp.
genus		6Animalia : Hyolitha : Orthothecida : Ebianotheca541 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Hyolithellus tenuis
species		7Animalia : Hyolithellidae : Hyolithellus : Hyolithellus tenuis541 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Sachites sp.
genus		6Animalia : Problematica : Coeloscleritophora : Chancelloriida : Sachitidae : Sachites541 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Tsunyidiscus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Tsunyidiscidae : Tsunyidiscus516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Tsunyidiscus aclis
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Tsunyidiscidae : Tsunyidiscus : Tsunyidiscus aclis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Eomalungia conica
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Estaingiidae : Eomalungia : Eomalungia conica516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Eomalungia emeiensis
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Estaingiidae : Eomalungia : Eomalungia emeiensis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Eomalungia intermedia
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Estaingiidae : Eomalungia : Eomalungia intermedia516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Eomalungia zhangshanensis
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Estaingiidae : Eomalungia : Eomalungia zhangshanensis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Fandianaspis sp.
genus		6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Fandianaspis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Fandianaspis elegans
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Fandianaspis : Fandianaspis elegans516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Fandianaspis emeiensis
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Fandianaspis : Fandianaspis emeiensis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Chaoaspis ovatus
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Chaoaspis : Chaoaspis ovatus516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Chaoaspis palmeri
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Chaoaspis : Chaoaspis palmeri516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Chaoaspis sdzuyi
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Chaoaspis : Chaoaspis sdzuyi516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Chaoaspis semicircularis
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Chaoaspis : Chaoaspis semicircularis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Chaoaspis similis
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Chaoaspis : Chaoaspis similis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Eoredlichia sp.
genus		6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Eoredlichia516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Eoredlichia emeiensis
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Eoredlichia : Eoredlichia emeiensis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Pachyredlichia sp.
genus		6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Pachyredlichia516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Pachyredlichia shensiensis
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Pachyredlichia : Pachyredlichia shensiensis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Wutingaspis sp.
genus		6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Wutingaspis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Wutingaspis sichuanensis
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Wutingaspis : Wutingaspis sichuanensis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Lapworthella sp.
genus		6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Tommotiida : Lapworthellidae : Lapworthella520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Tannuolina zhangwentangi
species		7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Tommotiida : Tannuolinidae : Tannuolina : Tannuolina zhangwentangi520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Sinosachites flabelliformis
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Aculifera : Halkieriidae : Sinosachites : Sinosachites flabelliformis541 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Ebianella sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Ebianella541 - 516 Ma
Cambrian

References

Li S. J. (1980) Trilobites from the Chiulaotung Formation (Lower Cambrian) in Emei area, western Sichuan, Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 19 1, 42-50
Xing Y., Ding Q., et al (1984) The Sinian-Cambrian boundary of China and its related problems, Geological Magazine 121 3, 155-170
Yue Z., He T. G. (1989) A restudy of some Early Cambrian small shelly fossils from Ganluo and Emei, Sichuan, southwest China, Acta Micropalaeontologica Sinica 6 4, 389-407
Conway Morris S., Menge C. (1990) Tommotiids from the Lower Cambrian of South China, Journal of Paleontology 64 2, 169-184
Yue Z. (2004) Early Cambrian small shelly fossil Sinosachites from southwest China, Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 43 2, 164-178
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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