GGU Collection 271403, Gustav Holm Dal, Locality 2 (Cambrian of Greenland)

Also known as In front of Hans Tavsen Iskappe

Where: Peary Land, Greenland (82.4° N, 39.8° W: paleocoordinates 18.8° S, 45.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holm Dal Formation (Tavsens Iskappe Group), Menevian (513.0 - 501.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: argillaceous mudstone

• Thin-bedded, argillaceous lime mudstones

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: GGU

Primary reference: J. S. Peel. 1988. Molluscs of the Holm Dal Formation (late Middle Cambrian), central North Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland, Geosciences 20(11):145-168 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 49485: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 17.04.2005

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Taxonomic list

Trilobita
 Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae
Elrathia omega trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Catillicephalidae
 Ptychopariida - Marjumiidae
Modocia planata trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae
Conopolus granulus Robison 1968 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Dorypygidae
 Olenida - Olenidae
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Agnostidae
Kormagnostus seclusus Walcott 1884
 Agnostida - Ammagnostidae
Proagnostus bulbus Butts 1926
 Agnostida - Diplagnostidae
Oidalagnostus trispinifer Westergard 1946
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Obolidae
Lingulella "sp. 1" Salter 1866
 Acrotretida - Acrotretidae