Loc. GP3c, 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)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• 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 RA3. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From the lower part of the Martin Point Mbr.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified siltstone and brown, calcareous shale

• 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. James & Stevens: siltstone, brown-weathering, calcareous, cross-laminated, minor shale.

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 90967: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 27.08.2009

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for radiolarians and with characteristic condonts. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
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Conodonta
 Paraconodontida -
Prooneotodus gallatini, Furnishina kranzae
Prooneotodus gallatini Müller 1959 conodont
Protozoa
 Archaeospicularia - Palaeospiculidae
Palaeospiculum martinpointenis, Palaeospiculum grosmornensis, Palaeospiculum greenpointensis, Palaeospiculum tetraradiatum
Palaeospiculum greenpointensis Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Palaeospiculum tetraradiatum Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
 Archaeospicularia - Protoentactiniidae
Protoentactinia gracilispinosa
Protoentactinia gracilispinosa Kozur et al. 1996 radiolarian
 Archaeospicularia - Archeoentactiniidae
Pararcheoentactinia cf. reedae
Pararcheoentactinia cf. reedae Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
 Archaeospicularia - Echidninidae
Subechidnina delicata, Subechidnina gracilis, Subechidnina pressa, Parechidnina jamesi, Echidnina sp., Echidnina irregularis, Echidnina ? stevensi, Curvechidnina fusa, Curvechidnina kozuri, Curvechidnina tetractina
Subechidnina delicata Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Subechidnina gracilis Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Subechidnina pressa Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Parechidnina jamesi Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Echidnina sp. Bengtson 1986 radiolarian
Echidnina irregularis Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Echidnina ? stevensi Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Curvechidnina fusa Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Curvechidnina kozuri Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Curvechidnina tetractina Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian