2007-CP-2: Richmondian, Canada
collected by A. Achab, A. Desrochers 2008

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Protozoa
Tanuchitina laurentiana
Clathrochitina concinna
Hercochitina crickmayi
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Quebec
Coordinates: 49.3° North, 61.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:23.6° South, 37.4° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:hand sample
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Late/Upper Ordovician
Stage:Katian 10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 5
Key time interval:Richmondian Other zone: Hercochitina crickmayi
Age range of interval:449.80000 - 446.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Vaureal Member:Grindstone
Local section:Fox Point/Lousy Cove Local bed:4.0 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified calcareous "shale"
Secondary lithology: lithified sandstone
Environment:carbonate indet. Tectonic setting:foreland basin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original chitin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Temporal resolution:time-averaged
Spatial resolution:parautochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,field collection
Collection size:145 specimens
Rock censused:10 g
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collectors:A. Achab, A. Desrochers Collection dates:2008
Metadata
Database number:190706
Authorizer:S. Finnegan Enterer:S. Finnegan
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:micropaleontology
Created:2017-12-14 16:39:43 Last modified:2018-03-13 14:04:59
Access level:the public Released:2017-12-14 16:39:43
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

64099. A. Achab, E. Asselin, A. Desrochers, J. F. Riva, and C. Farley. 2010. Chitinozoan biostratigraphy of a new Upper Ordovician stratigraphic framework for Anticosti Island, Canada. Geological Society America Bulletin 123(1/2):186-205 [S. Finnegan/S. Finnegan]