Sinsk Formation Explained

Sinsk Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Botomian
Period:Cambrian
Region:Siberian Platform
Country:Russia
Underlies:Kutorgina Formation
Overlies:Perekhod Formation
Thickness:~60 m

The Sinsk Formation is a geologic formation in Russia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. It is notable for containing the Sinsk Algal Lens, a Lagerstätte with numerous unique genera like Siberion[1]

Paleobiota

After Ivantsov et al., 2005[1] [2]

Paleobiota

Paleobiota
GenusSpeciesNotes
SiberionS. lenaicusNamesake genus of Siberiida.
PhytophilaspisP. pergamenaXandarellid artiopod
JakutusJ. primigeniusCorynexochid trilobite
EldoniaE. ?ludwigiCambroernid, global distribution
LenicaL. unica, L. rigbyiHexactinellid sponge
ArchiasterellaA. spChancellorid
WapkiaW. petilaProtomonaxonid sponge
CambrorhytiumC. minorIndeterminate cnidarian?
CorallioscolexC. labyrinthusPalaeoscolecid worm
MicrodictyonM. ?ovalumEoconchariid lobopodian
DelgadellaD. lenaicaAgnostid
EdelsteinaspisE. ornata, E. granulataCorynexochid trilobite
BergeroniaspisB. lenaica, B. divergensRedlichiid trilobite
BergeroniellusB. spinosusRedlichiid trilobite
BinodaspisB. secundaPtychopariid trilobite
SinskolutellaS. ordinataBradoriid
YakutingellaY. intricataBradoriid
EoobolusE. spLingulate brachiopod
LinnarssoniaL. spLingulate brachiopod
BotsfordiaL. spLingulate brachiopod
NisusiaN. sp?Rhynchonellate brachiopod
WiwaxiaW. spWiwaxiid mollusc
TanchaiellaT. spHexactinellid sponge
IvantsoviaI. andreyiProtomonaxonid sponge
DodecaactinellaD. spCalcarean sponge
NabaviellaN. spIndeterminate sponge
CjulanciellaC. asimmetricaIndeterminate sponge
WronascolexW. lubovae, W. spinosusPalaeoscolecid worm
PiloscolexP. platumPalaeoscolecid worm
VladipriapulusV. malakhoviPriapulid worm
JudomiaJ. rosseaRedlichiid trilobite
BathyuriscellusB. sinensisCorynexochid trilobite
AldonaiaA. ornataPtychopariid trilobite
DuibianellaD. spBradoriid
TubuteriumT. ivantsoviBradoriid
TuzoiaT. spTuzoiid hymenocarine

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Notes and References

  1. Ivantsov . Andrey Yu. . Zhuravlev . Andrey Yu. . Leguta . Anton V. . Krassilov . Valentin A. . Melnikova . Lyudmila M. . Ushatinskaya . Galina T. . Palaeoecology of the Early Cambrian Sinsk biota from the Siberian Platform . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . May 2005 . 220 . 1-2 . 69–88 . 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.01.022.
  2. Book: Ivantsov . Andrey Yu. . Zhuralev . Andrey . Krassilov . V. A. . Leguta . A. V. . Unikalʹnye Sinskie mestonachoždenija rannekembrijskich organizmov: Sibirskaja platforma . 2005 . "Nauka" . Moskva . 5-02-033692-0 .