unit 1D, middle part: Telychian, Greenland
collected by J.H. Allart, P.R. Dawes 1965-

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae
Lane 1984
Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites sp. Lamarck 1816
see common names

Geography
Country:Greenland
Coordinates: 81.8° North, 61.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.2° North, 82.5° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Silurian Epoch: Llandovery
Stage: Telychian 10 m.y. bin: Silurian 1
Key time interval: Telychian
Age range of interval: 438.6 - 432.9 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Samuelsen Høj
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: pale weathering, massive grey to brownish grey, variously mottled and veined limestones
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:J.H. Allart, P.R. Dawes Collection dates:1965-66
Taxonomic list comments:smooth ostracods
Metadata
Also known as:GGU 82487-91; Locality 1 of Lane 1984
Database number:188492
Authorizer:M. Hopkins Enterer:M. Hopkins
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2017-09-05 17:49:28 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2017-09-05 17:49:28
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
63227. P. R. Dawes and J. S. Peel. 1984. Biostratigraphic reconnaissance in the Lower Palaeozoic of western North Greenland. Rapport, Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse 121:19-51 [M. Hopkins/M. Hopkins]

Secondary references:

63226 P. D. Lane. 1984. Silurian trilobites from Hall Land and Nyeboe Land, western Greenland. Rapport, Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse 121:53-75 [M. Hopkins/M. Hopkins]