Yanjiahe Formation

The Yanjiahe Formation is a Cambrian fossiliferous geologic formation found in South China.Dong et al., 2009Yanjiahe Formation
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Fossil content

Among others, the following fossils were found in the formation:

* '' Aldanella attleborensis''Guo et al., 2009
* '' Anabarites trisulcatus''
* '' Archaeophycus yunnanensis''Dong et al., 2009
* '' Comasphaeridium annulare''
* '' Conotheca subcurvata''
* '' Emeiconus antiqua''
* '' Heliosphaeridium ampliatum''
* '' Megathrix longus''
* '' Micrhystridium regulare''
* '' Protoconites minor''
* '' Purella antiqua''
* '' Yanjiahella biscarpa''Topper et al., 2019
* '' Lapworthella sp.''
* '' Protohertzina sp.''
* '' Vendotaenia sp.''
* '' Yuknessia sp.''
* '' ?Konglingiphyton sp.''

References

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* {{cite LSA , last=Guo , first=J. , first2=Y. , last2=Li , first3=J. , last3=Han , first4=X. , last4=Zhang , first5=Z. , last5=Zhang , first6=Q. , last6=Ou , first7=J. , last7=Liu , first8=D. , last8=Shu , first9=S. , last9=Maruyama and T. Komiya , year=2008 , title=Fossil association from the Lower Cambrian Yanjiahe Formation in the Yangtze Gorges area, Hubei, south China , journal= Acta Geologica Sinica , volume=82 , pages=1124–1132

Further reading

* J. Guo, Y. Li, and G. Li. 2014. Small shelly fossils from the early Cambrian Yanjiahe Formation, Yichang, Hubei, China. Gondwana Research 25:999-1007
* P. Chen. 1984. Discovery of Lower Cambrian small shelly fossils from Jijiapo, Yichang, west Hubei and its significance. Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 13:49-64

Geologic formations of China
Cambrian System of Asia
Cambrian China
Fortunian
Shale formations
Dolomite formations
Limestone formations
Phosphorite formations
Cambrian northern paleotemperate deposits
Paleontology in Hubei