Ptychagnostus atavus (Tullberg, 1880) (Trilobita: Agnostida) from the middle Cambrian (Miaolingian-Drumian) of Arivechi, Sonora, Mexico: biostratigraphic significance
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A lower Paleozoic (Cambrian) sedimentary sequence represented by the La Sata, El Mogallón, La Huerta and Milpillas formations crops out in the region of Arivechi, Sonora state, with a predominant lithology of limestone, clay-limestone, and shale. This sequence is characterized by an abundant and diverse fossil biota, which consists of oncolytic algae, ichnofossils, sponges, brachiopods and trilobites. This work describes and illustrates for the first time the species Ptychagnostus atavus for Mexico, agnostid trilobite collected in layers of the Drumian Stage (Cambrian-Miaolingian) of the El Mogallón Formation. The Cambrian rocks of the Arivechi region were deposited as part of a potent sequence of sediments from the western margin of the Laurentia craton, associated with an outer shelf environment. The cosmopolitan distribution of this species suggests the existence of a large faunal province, which includes locations in Europe (Sweden), Asia (Korea), Canada (British Columbia), United States of America (California, Nevada, Utah), Mexico (Sonora) and Argentina (Precordillera Argentina). The wide distribution of the species confirms its relevant utility as a stratigraphic index fossil and global stratigraphic boundary correlation for the middle Cambrian.
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