A new occurence of the genus Tonkinella in northern Spain and the Middle Cambrian intercontinental correlation

The genus Tonkinella is a typical polimeroid trilobite in lower Middle Cambrian rocks from Vietnam, Canada, U.S.A., India, Korea, Siberia, China and Argentina. It has recently been found in the Mediterranean region (Iberian Chain, northeastern Spain). In this paper we refer the finding of Tonkinella...

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Autores: Gozalo, Rodolfo|||0000-0001-7985-9843, Mayoral, E., Gámez Vintaned, José Antonio|||0000-0002-6604-4415, Dies, Mª E., Muñiz, F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:86192
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/86192
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1344/105.000001598
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Trilobita
Tonkinella
Leonian (Middle Cambrian)
Biostratigraphy
Correlation
Palaeobiogeography
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Sumario:The genus Tonkinella is a typical polimeroid trilobite in lower Middle Cambrian rocks from Vietnam, Canada, U.S.A., India, Korea, Siberia, China and Argentina. It has recently been found in the Mediterranean region (Iberian Chain, northeastern Spain). In this paper we refer the finding of Tonkinella aff. breviceps in the Leonian (lower Middle Cambrian) of the Cantabrian Mountains (northern Spain), analysing its stratigraphical position, fossil assemblages, biochronology and utility for intercontinental correlation. The presence of this taxon allows us to make a more accurate correlation between the Middle Cambrian biochronological scales of Laurentia, the Mediterranean area and China.