ammonites
Zunyi [Songlin Section, Niutitang Fm], 48 m (Cambrian of China)

Where: Guizhou, China (27.7° N, 106.8° E: paleocoordinates 30.4° N, 160.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Wutingaspis-Eoredlichia zone, Songlin Member (Niutitang Formation), Atdabanian (520.0 - 516.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, cherty/siliceous mudstone and carbonaceous mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Multiple collectors. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.

Primary reference: A. Yang, M. Zhu, J. Zhang and G. Li. 2003. Early Cambrian eodiscoid trilobites of the Yangtze Platform and their stratigraphic implications. Progress in Natural Science 13(11):861-866 [P. Wagner/S. Tweedt] more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 96636: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Sarah Tweedt on 16.06.2010