Kuanchuanpu Formation

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Kuanchuanpu Formation
Stratigraphic range: Fortunian
Type Geological Formation
Underlies Guojiaba Formation
Overlies Dengying Formation
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Location
Region Shaanxi
Country China

The Kuanchuanpu Formation, occasionally reclassified as the Kuanchuanpu Member of the Dengying Formation, is a geologic formation located in Shaanxi province in China. It is one of the earliest Cambrian formations, dating right to the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary. This formation preserves numerous meiofauna through Orsten-type preservation.

Contents

Paleobiota

Animals

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxonTaxon falsely reported as presentDubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.
Animals
GenusSpeciesHigher taxonNotesImages
Saccorhytus S. coronarius Ecdysozoa [1] Formerly misidentified as a deuterostome [2] , debated whether it is a scalidophoran larva or an adult ecdysozoan [3] [4]
Saccorhytus reconstruction Saccorhytus.png
Saccorhytus reconstruction
Saccus S. necopinus, S. xixiangensis Ecdysozoa May resemble Saccorhytus as adults? [5]
Eolympia E. pediculata incertae sedis At different points claimed to be a sea anemone, [6] a ctenophore [7] or a scalidophoran worm. [8]
Eopriapulites E. sphinx Ecdysozoa A basal priapulid [8] or a stem-cycloneuralian [9]
Dahescolex D. kuanchuanpuensis Scalidophora Likely a stem-scalidophoran [9]
Zhongpingscolex Z. qinensis Kinorhyncha?Possibly a stem-group kinorhynch [10]
Eokinorhynchus E. rarus Kinorhyncha First described kinorhynch fossil [11]
Qinscolex Q. spinosus Scalidophora A stem-scalidophoran [12]
Shanscolex S. decorus Scalidophora A stem-scalidophoran [12]
Xinliscolex X. intermedius Scalidophora A stem-scalidophoran [13]
Feiyanella F. manica Cloudinidae Shows dichotomous branching and so likely reproduced asexually [14]
Sinaster S. petalon Cubozoa Likely a stem-cubozoan [15]
Hanagyroia H. orientalis Medusozoa Transitional between scyphozoans and cubozoans [16]
Primocyathus P. uniseriatus Archaeocyatha One of the earliest known sponges, and the earliest known archaeocyath [17]
Sinocyathus S. biseriatus Archaeocyatha One of the earliest known sponges, and the earliest known archaeocyath [17]
Protohertzina P. anabarica, P. unguliformis Protoconodonta An early protoconodont, included in Small Shelly Fossils [18]
Anabarites A. trisulcatus, A. rotundus [19] Anabaritidae Enigmatic small shelly fossil [18] , may be related to olivooids [20]
Conotheca C. subcurvata Orthothecida One of the earliest hyolith fossils known [18]
Siphogonuchites S. mirus, S. triangularis Siphogonuchitida Sclerite of a possible early mollusc? [18]
Lopochites L. quadrigonus, L. latizonalis Siphogonuchitida Sclerite of a possible early mollusc? [18]
Maikhanella M. multa Halkieriida?Cap-like shell, possibly of an early mollusc? [18]
Carinachites C. spinatus, C. platus [21] Conulatae Cnidarian sclerite, related to the conulariids [18] [22]
Acanthocassis A. orthacanthus [18] incertae sedisMay be cuticular ornaments? [23]
Xinlispina X. spinosaincertae sedisMay be cuticular ornaments? [23]
Cambrothyra C. truncata [18] CoeloscleritophoraResembles chancelloriid sclerites [24]
Hexaconularia H. sp [18] Conulariida?An SSF allied with conulariids [25]
Punctatus P. emeiensis Eumetazoa A well-studied fossil from Kuanchuanpu [26] [27] [28] , may not be a cnidarian? [29]
Olivooides O. multisulcatus Olivooidae Possibly a cnidarian [30] [31] [32] , but may be a cycloneuralian instead [33]
Quadrapyrgites Q. quadratacris Olivooidae?Related to Olivooides and Punctatus [26] [34] , likely a scyphozoan [35]
Octapyrgites O. elongatus Olivooidae A very large olivooid [36]
Qinscyphus Q. necopinus Scyphozoa [37] [38] Underwent direct development [39]
Eolarva E. kuanchuanpuensis Cnidaria?Originally described as a cnidarian larva, [40] but reassigned to Ecdysozoa [3]
Pseudooides P. prima Cnidaria Originally thought to be a scalidophoran larva [41]
Decimoconularia D. anisfacialis Hexangulaconulariidae Formerly assigned to Hexaconularia [42]
Indeterminate limbed formsUnapplicable Bilateria Possibly lobopodians or annelids, preserved unusually through microbial colonisation [43]
Emeiconularia E. amplicanalis [21] Hexangulaconulariidae

Microbes and Algae

Microbes and Algae
GenusSpeciesHigher taxonNotesImages
Calathophycus C. irregulatus Diaphoretickes incertae sedisIndeterminate cup-shaped alga, may be a fragment of a Dictyosphaeria -like form? [44]
Myxococcoides M. sp Cyanobacteria Mat-forming coccoid cyanobacterium [45]
Gloeodiniopsis G. lamellose Chroococcaceae Coccoid cyanobacterium [45]
Siphonophycus S. solidum, S. typicum, S. cf. septatum Oscillatoriales Filamentous cyanobacterium [45]
Endoconchia ??E. sp incertae sedis Filaments growing on the inside of shelled fauna [45]
Palaeosiphonella P. sp Cyanobacteria Filamentous cyanobacterium [45]
Megathrix M. longus Oscillatoriaceae Filamentous cyanobacterium [45]
Girvanella G. problematica, G. wetheredii Oscillatoriaceae Filamentous cyanobacteria, formed small irregular mats [46]
Cambricodium C. capilloides Rivulariaceae Large filamentous cyanobacterium with a holdfast [46]
Archaeooides A. granulatus Diaphoretickes Formerly thought to be an animal egg [47]
Shaanisphaera S. spinosa Diaphoretickes Separated out from Archaeooides [47]
Qinlingisphaera Q. conica Diaphoretickes Separated out from Archaeooides [47]
Dahisphaera D. plana Diaphoretickes Separated out from Archaeooides [47]
Concavaesphaera C. ornata Eukaryota incertae sedisMulticellular acritarch, likely an independent evolution of multicellularity [48]

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