Boulder 64 (Levis), Levis Formation, Quebec, Canada - Rasetti 1963: Dolgellian, Canada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Lelocoryphe transversa
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Lelocoryphe brevis
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Trilobita
- Ptychopariida
- Plethopeltidae
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Plethometopus laevis
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| synonym of Plethopeltis | |||||||
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Plethometopus obtusus
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| synonym of Plethopeltis | |||||||
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Plethometopus dubius
(Rasetti 1944)
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Stenopilus elongata
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Trilobita
- Ptychopariida
- Catillicephalidae
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Theodenisia brevicollis n. sp.
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3 specimens | ||||||
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Theodenisia clavata n. sp.
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Theodenisia falcata n. sp.
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Theodenisia gibba
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Onchonotus convexus
Rasetti 1944
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Theodenisia spinosa
(Rasetti 1945)
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| recombined as Peracheilus spinosus | |||||||
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Trilobita
- Ptychopariida
- Raymondinidae
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Raymondina immarginata
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Raymondina respecta
Clark 1924
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Trilobita
- Asaphida
- Remopleurididae
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Apatokephaloides clivosus
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Richardsonella convexa
Rasetti 1944
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Trilobita
- Asaphida
- Ptychaspididae
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Keithia subclavata
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Idiomesus levisensis
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Trilobita
- Asaphida
- Eurekiidae
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Bayfieldia ulrichi
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Trilobita
- Trinucleida
- Alsataspididae
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Zacompsus clarki
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Trilobita
- Corynexochida
- Illaenuridae
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Ambonolium cf. affine
Rasetti 1944
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Platydiamesus depressus
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Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 46.8° North, 71.2° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 31.6° South, 70.2° West | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cambrian | Epoch: | Furongian |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cambrian 5 | ||
| *Period: | Late/Upper Cambrian | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Merioneth |
| *International age/stage: | Late/Upper Dolgellian | *Local age/stage: | Trempealeauian |
| Key time interval: | Dolgellian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 489.20000 - 485.40000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Levis | Regional bed: | Boulder 64 |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified conglomeratic "limestone" |
| Lithology description: the conglomerate boulders found in the levis formation are limestone according to the denman institue for research on trilobites, url: www.island.net/~rolf/index.html | |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Only trilobites were collected...no other genera were listed or identified. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 8933 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Patzkowsky | Enterer: | P. Borkow | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2000-09-07 16:21:43 | Last modified: | 2001-03-27 15:28:15 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2001-03-27 12:03:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 747. | F. Rasetti. 1963. Additions to the Upper Cambrian fauna from the conglomerate boulders at Levis, Quebec. Journal of Paleontology 37(5):1009-1017 [M. Patzkowsky/P. Borkow/J. Alroy] |