Laurentia’s Oldest Brachiopods: Lower Cambrian Brachiopods of the Montezuma Range, Nevada

• Main Author: Saxén, Sara
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper 2017
• Subjects: lower Cambrian; Begadean; Waucoban; Laurentia; brachiopod; Nevada; lägre Kambrium; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; Esmeralda; Grönland
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-329678

New brachiopod materials from the lower Cambrian (Global Stage 3 and lower Stage 4) of Esmeralda County, Nevada are described and their age distribution and diversity is discussed. The specimens originate from the Fritzaspis, “Fallotaspis”, “Nevadella” and Bonnia-Olenellus biozone which in the area...