Cadomin, 64 m, Banff Formation, Western Alberta: Tournaisian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Spinocarinifera (Spinocarinifera) copiosa
1 specimen
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Pustula morrocreekensis
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer esplanadensis
5 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
Calvustrigis rutherfordi
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Macropotamorhynchus insolitus
2 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Alberta
Coordinates: 53.0° North, 117.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:0.2° North, 41.7° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Tournaisian 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 1
Key time interval:Tournaisian
Age range of interval:358.90000 - 346.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Banff
Local section:Cadomin Local bed:64 m
Local order:top to bottom
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:67264
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-11-16 06:05:27 Last modified:2006-11-16 08:05:28
Access level:the public Released:2006-11-16 06:05:24
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
19211. J. L. Carter. 1987. Lower Carboniferous brachiopods from the Banff Formation of Western Alberta. Bulletin Geological Survey of Canada 378:1-183 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]