L1766c, L1833, L1873, NMVPL83, Mt. Scott Range: Botomian, Australia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
informal Clove-shaped informal spicules
informal Hexact informal spicules
informal ornamented tubes informal form C
Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales
Cambroclavus absonus Morris 1990
Protoconodonta
Protohertzina cf. siciformis Missarzhevsky 1973
Mongolodus cf. rostriformis
Aculifera - Halkieriidae
Thambetolepis delicata
synonym of Sinosachites
unclassified
Halkieria parva Bengtson et al. 1990
recombined as Australohalkieria parva
Hippopharangites dailyi Bengston 1990
Bivalvia - Fordillida - Fordillidae
Pojetaia runnegari Jell 1980
Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Stenothecidae
Stenotheca cf. drepanoida (He et al. 1984)
Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae
Mackinnonia davidi Bengtson et al. 1990
synonym of Davidonia rostratum
Anabarella australis Bengtson et al. 1990
Helcionelloida - Pelagiellida - Pelagiellidae
Pelagiella subangulata (Tate 1892)
Pelagiella adunca (He et al. 1984)
Tommotiida - Lapworthellidae
Lapworthella fasciculata Bengtson et al. 1990
Inarticulata
Inarticulata indet. (Huxley 1869)
invalid subgroup of Brachiopoda
unclassified
Hyolitha indet. Marek 1963
Hyolithida - Nelegerocornidae
Microcornus petilus Bengtson et al. 1990
Hyolithida
Hyptiotheca karraculum Bengtson et al. 1990
Trilobita - Redlichiida - Redlichiidae
Eoredlichia shensienensis
Trilobita - Redlichiida - Estaingiidae
Pararaia tatei
Stoibostrombidae
Stoibostrombus crenulata
Coeloscleritophora - Chancelloriida - Chancelloriidae
Archiasterella hirundo
Chancelloria spp.
Eremactis mawsoni Bengtson 1990
Scyphozoa - Anabaritida - Anabaritidae
Anabarites sexalox Bengtson et al. 1990
Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Eiffeliidae
Eiffelia araniformis (Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981)
unclassified
Microcoryne cephalata
Hyolithelminthida - Hyolithellidae
Hyolithellus filiformis Bengtson et al. 1990
Hyolithellus cf. micans (Billings 1871)
Hyolithelminthida
? Byronia informal sp. nov. A
Hyolithelminthida - Torellellidae
Torellella sp. Holm 1893
unclassified
Aetholicopalla adnata Bengston et al. 1990
see common names

Geography
Country:Australia State/province:South Australia County:Flinders Range
Coordinates: 30.6° South, 138.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:17.2° North, 163.1° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cambrian Epoch:Series 2
10 m.y. bin:Cambrian 2-3
Key time interval:Botomian Trilobite zone: Pararaia tatei
Age range of interval:515.60000 - 512.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Ajax Limestone
Local section:Mt Scott Range Local bed:265 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: = Section M (Gravestock, 1984)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: LITHIFICATION: Lithified, assumed on the basis of facies description.
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast,replaced with silica
Size of fossils:macrofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all macrofossils,some microfossils
Collection methods:bulk,chemical
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:BMNH,NIGPAS,PIN,USNM
Collection method comments: Also in Australian Museum (AM), Museum of Victoria, Melbourne (NMVP), Queensland Museum (QM); see pg. 19
Metadata
Also known as:SSF 7.1
Database number:97751
Authorizer:P. Wagner Enterer:P. Wagner
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2010-08-27 11:36:29 Last modified:2019-02-11 14:23:26
Access level:the public Released:2010-08-27 11:36:29
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
13290. S. Bengtson, S. Conway Morris, B. J. Cooper, P. A. Jell, and B. N. Runnegar. 1990. Early Cambrian fossils from South Australia. Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 9:1-364 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]