Loc. GP1e, Green Point [Martin Point Mbr, Green Point Fm] (Cambrian of Canada)

Where: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (49.7° N, 58.0° W: paleocoordinates 35.8° S, 60.2° W)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Martin Point Member (Green Point Formation), Franconian (497.0 - 485.4 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Martin Point Mbr of the Cow Head Gp. AGE: Franconian radiolarian assemblage RA1. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From the lower part of the Martin Point Mbr.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Lithology can't be determined from Fig. 2 of Won and Iams (2002); probably sandstone. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, on the basis of facies preparation.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Probably W. J. Iams. REPOSITORY: National Type Collection of Invertebrate and Plant Fossils, Geological Survey of Canada.

Primary reference: M.-Z. Won and W. J. Iams. 2002. Late Cambrian radiolarian faunas and biostratigraphy of the Cow Head Group, western Newfoundland. Journal of Paleontology 76(1):1-33 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 90965: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 27.08.2009

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for radiolarians and with characteristic condonts. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
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Protozoa
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Radiolaria "indet. 1", Radiolaria "indet. A"
 Archaeospicularia - Archeoentactiniidae
Pararcheoentactinia cf. reedae
Pararcheoentactinia cf. reedae Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
 Archaeospicularia - Palaeospiculidae
Palaeospiculum martinpointenis, Palaeospiculum grosmornensis, Palaeospiculum tetraradiatum, Palaeospiculum greenpointensis
Palaeospiculum tetraradiatum Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Palaeospiculum greenpointensis Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
 Archaeospicularia - Echidninidae
Curvechidnina fusa, Curvechidnina tetractina, Curvechidnina longispinosa, Parechidnina jamesi, Parechidnina aspinosa, Subechidnina florea, Echidnina sp., Echidnina ? monactina, Echidnina irregularis
Curvechidnina fusa Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Curvechidnina tetractina Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Curvechidnina longispinosa Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Parechidnina jamesi Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Parechidnina aspinosa Won, in Won and Below 1999 radiolarian
Subechidnina florea Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Echidnina sp. Bengtson 1986 radiolarian
Echidnina ? monactina Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Echidnina irregularis Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
 Archaeospicularia - Protoentactiniidae
Protoentactinia gracilispinosa
Protoentactinia gracilispinosa Kozur et al. 1996 radiolarian