Abakania Explained

Abakania is an extinct genus of corynexochid trilobite in the family Corynexochidae. It lived during the Botomian stage, which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period.^[1]

Distribution

• A. superba occurs in the Lower Cambrian of the Russian Federation (Botomian, Sanashtykgol Spring, Sanashtykgol Formation, Altay-Sayan Region, 49.4° N, 136.4° E).^[2]
• A. crassa is present in the Lower Cambrian of the Russian Federation (Botomian, Kiya River section, Poliellaspis-zone, Usa Formation, Kemorovo, Kuznetsk Alatau, 56.0° N, 88.0° E).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Sepkoski . Jack . A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry) . Bulletins of American Paleontology . 364 . 560 . 2002 . 12 January 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060905162524/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=307&rank=class . 5 September 2006 .
2. Poletaeva. O.K.. 1973. New Early Cambrian trilobites from the Sanashtykgol Horizon of the Altay-Sayan Region. Paleontological Journal. 7. 1. 51–56. cited in Web site: Abakania. Paleobiology Database. 17 December 2021.
3. Repina. L.N.. Romanenko. E.V.. Fedjanina. E.S.. Pegel. T.V.. 1999. Trilobites from the Lower and Lowermost middle Cambrian of the Kiya river reference section (Kuznetsk, Alatau). Annales de Paléontologie. 85. 1. 3–56. 10.1016/s0753-3969(99)80007-x. 1999AnPal..85....3R. cited in Web site: Abakania. Paleobiology Database. 17 December 2021.