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Burgess Shale-type microfossils from the middle Cambrian Kaili Formation, Guizhou Province, China

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Harvey T. H. P., Ortega-Hernandez J., Lin J.-P., Yuanlong Z., Butterfield N. J.

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

2012

tom 57

nr 2

Diverse carbonaceous microfossils, including exceptionally preserved remains of non−biomineralizing metazoans, are reported from a basal middle Cambrian interval of the Kaili Formation (Guizhou Province, China). The application of a gentle acid maceration technique complements previous palynological studies by revealing a larger size−class of acritarchs, a richer assemblage of filamentous microfossils, and a variety of previously unrecovered forms. Metazoan fossils include Wiwaxia sclerites and elements derived from biomineralizing taxa, including chancelloriids, brachiopods and hyolithids, in common with previously studied assemblages from the early and middle Cambrian of Canada. In addition, the Kaili Formation has yielded pterobranch remains and an assemblage of cuticle fragments representing “soft−bodied” worms, including a priapulid−like scalidophoran. Our results demonstrate the wide distribution and palaeobiological importance of microscopic “Burgess Shale−type” fossils, and provide insights into the limitations and potential of this largely untapped preservational mode.

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1 Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

1 Butterfield N. J.

1 Harvey T. H. P.

1 Lin J.-P.

1 Ortega-Hernandez J.

1 Yuanlong Z.

1 2012

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Burgess Shale-type microfossils from the middle Cambrian Kaili Formation, Guizhou Province, China