Where: South Korea (37.1° N, 129.0° E: paleocoordinates 2.6° N, 144.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Quadraticephalus trilobite zone, Hwajeol Formation (Taebaek Group), Furongian (497.0 - 485.4 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified limestone and lithified shale

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: cast, replaced with silica

Collection methods: chemical,

Primary reference: J. W. Sohn and D. K. Choi. 2007. Furongian trilobites from the Asioptychaspis and Quadraticephalus zones of the Hwajeol Formation, Taebaeksan Basin, Korea. Geosciences Journal 11(4):297-314 [M. Hopkins/M. Hopkins]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 232036: authorized by Melanie Hopkins, entered by Melanie Hopkins on 11.10.2023

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