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Section A1, Yoho National Park, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Lat/Long (Decimal)	51.3925,-116.435
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Given Location	Brithish Columbia, Canada
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Yoho National Park, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Section A1, West of the Fossil Gully Fault	Fletcher T. P., Collins D. H. (2003)	Mount Whyte	Stage 5	packstone	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Section A2, West of the Fossil Gully Fault	Fletcher T. P., Collins D. H. (2003)	Burgess Shale - Kicking Horse Shale	Stage 5, Polypleuraspis insignis Subzone of the Glossopleura Zone	siltstone	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Section A2, West of the Fossil Gully Fault	Fletcher T. P., Collins D. H. (2003)	Burgess Shale - Yoho River Limestone	Stage 5, Glossopleura and Bathyuriscus–Ptychoparella (Elrathina) zones	"limestone"	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Section A2, West of the Fossil Gully Fault	Fletcher T. P., Collins D. H. (2003)	Burgess Shale - Campsite Cliff Shale	Stage 5, Glossopleura and Bathyuriscus–Ptychoparella (Elrathina) zones	mudstone	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Section B, West of the Fossil Gully Fault	Fletcher T. P., Collins D. H. (2003)	Burgess Shale - Kicking Horse Shale	Stage 5, the Polypleuraspis insignis Subzone of the Glossopleura Zone	mudstone	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Section B, West of the Fossil Gully Fault	Fletcher T. P., Collins D. H. (2003)	Burgess Shale - Landslip Block	Stage 5	"limestone"	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Section D, West of the Fossil Gully Fault	Fletcher T. P., Collins D. H. (2003)	Burgess Shale - Campsite Cliff Shale	Stage 5	siltstone	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Byronia sp. genus	Animalia : Hyolithelminthida : *Byronia*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Dinomischus sp. genus	Animalia : Problematica : *Dinomischus*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Tubulella sp. genus	Animalia : Problematica : *Tubulella*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Canadaspis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Canadaspidida : Canadaspididae : *Canadaspis*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Naraoia sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Nektaspida : *Naraoia*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Alalcomenaeus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : *Alalcomenaeus*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Leanchoilia sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : *Leanchoilia*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Marrella sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : *Marrella*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Mollisonia sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : *Mollisonia*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Plenocaris sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : *Plenocaris*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Sanctacaris sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : *Sanctacaris*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Sidneyia sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : *Sidneyia*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Branchiocaris sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Protocaridida : *Branchiocaris*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Anomalocaris sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Anomalocarididae : *Anomalocaris*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Peytoia sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Radiodonta : Anomalocarididae : *Peytoia*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Waptia sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Waptiida : Waptiidae : *Waptia*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Peronopsis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Peronopsidae : *Peronopsis*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Bathyuriscus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Dorypygidae : *Bathyuriscus*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Glossopleura sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Dolichometopidae : *Glossopleura*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Klotziella sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : *Klotziella*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Polypleuraspis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Dolichometopidae : *Polypleuraspis*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Ogygopsis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Ogygopsidae : *Ogygopsis*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Olenoides sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Dorypygidae : *Olenoides*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Fieldaspis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Dinesidae : *Fieldaspis*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Zacanthoides sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Zacanthoididae : *Zacanthoides*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Onchocephalus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Antagmidae : *Onchocephalus*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Loxopeltis problematica species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Loxopeltis : *Loxopeltis problematica*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Burlingia hectori species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proparia : Burlingiidae : Burlingia : *Burlingia hectori*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Caborcella sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : *Caborcella*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Kochaspis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Crepicephalidae : *Kochaspis*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Kochiella sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Alokistocaridae : *Kochiella*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Ptychoparella sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : *Ptychoparella*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Schistometopus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : *Schistometopus*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Syspacephalus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : *Syspacephalus*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Olenopsis cleora species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Dolerolenidae : Dolerolenus : *Olenopsis cleora*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Nisusia sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Kutorginata : Kutorginida : Nisusiidae : *Nisusia*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Acrothyra sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : *Acrothyra*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Diraphora sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Bohemiellidae : *Diraphora*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Sphenothallus sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Scyphozoa : *Sphenothallus*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Wiwaxia sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Sachitida : *Wiwaxia*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Stenothecoides sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cambridiidae : *Stenothecoides*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Scenella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Scenellidae : *Scenella*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Hazelia sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Protomonaxonida : Hazeliidae : *Hazelia*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Leptomitus sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Protomonaxonida : Leptomitidae : *Leptomitus*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Pirania sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Protomonaxonida : Piraniidae : *Pirania*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Wapkia sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Protomonaxonida : Wapkiidae : *Wapkia*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Eiffelia sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Heteractinida : Octactinellida : Eiffeliidae : *Eiffelia*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Selkirkia sp. genus	Animalia : Priapulida : Selkirkiidae : *Selkirkia*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian

References

Fletcher T. P., Collins D. H. (2003) The Burgess Shale and associated Cambrian formations west of the Fossil Gully Fault Zone on Mount Stephen, British Columbia, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 40 12, 1823-1838 doi:https://doi.org/10.1139/e03-057

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