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The section that serves as a reference section for the upper Middle-Upper Cambrian in the Norilsk Region is studied; regularities in the distribution and succession of lithological varieties of rocks and facial types are established; and intervals representing settings at the base of the outer shelf slope, on the upper shelf slope, and on the shallow-water carbonate platform are recognized. Based on the study of trilobites, ten biostratigraphic units are recognized. Thirty-seven trilobite species are described. The biostratigraphic scheme developed by the authors is correlated with the main world sections.
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Varlamov, A.I., Pak, K.L. & Rosova, A.V. The upper cambrian of the chopko river section, norilsk region, northwestern siberian platform: Stratigraphy and trilobites. Paleontol. J. 40 (Suppl 1), S1–S56 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S003103010607001X
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