Trace Fossils from Lower Cambrian Wusongger Formation in Xiaoerbulake Outcrop, Kalpin Area, Xinjiang
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    Based on the analysis of trace fossils collected from the typical outcrop of the Lower Cambrian Wusongger Formation in the Kalpin area, ten ichnospecies of six ichnogenus were identified in the upper member of the Wusongger Formation, with most of them being found for the first time. The trace fossils are described seriatim. The ichnospecies are mainly represented by such common trace fossils as Ophiomorpha nodosa, Helminthopsis hieroglyphica, Helminthopsis ichnosp., Planolites beverleyensis, Planolites vulgaris, Planolites montanus, Palaeophycus striatus, Palaeophycus curvatus?, Cochlichnus anguineus and Rituichnus elongatum. The trace fossils are of high diversity and low abundance, and can be diagnosed as the Cruziana ichnofacies. They can be interpreted as having formed in a shallow water environment.

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BAI Zhongkai, *, Lü Xiuxiang, LIU Xiaoping, XIE Qilai, LI Jianjiao, WU Jianjun.2012. Trace Fossils from Lower Cambrian Wusongger Formation in Xiaoerbulake Outcrop, Kalpin Area, Xinjiang[J]. Acta Geologica Sinica(),86(2):313-319

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  • Received:May 01,2011
  • Revised:September 21,2011
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