2006-PL-2: Hirnantian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Protozoa
Belonechitina gamachiana
Belonechitina micracantha
subspecies forma A. subspecies typica
Belonechitina cf. schopfi
Desmochitina minor
Cyathochitina kuckersiana
Prosamatifera - Conochitinidae
Conochitina aff. dolosa
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Quebec
Coordinates: 49.8° North, 64.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:21.9° South, 37.8° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:hand sample
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Late/Upper Ordovician
Stage:Hirnantian 10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 5
Key time interval:Hirnantian Other zone: Chitinozoa
Age range of interval:445.20000 - 443.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Ellis Bay Member:Lousy Cove
Local section:Pointe Laframboise Local bed:-0.30 m
Local order:bottom to top
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:bioturbation lithified "limestone"
Environment:carbonate indet. Tectonic setting:foreland basin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original chitin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Temporal resolution:time-averaged
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,field collection
Collection size:35 specimens
Rock censused:10 g
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:190807
Authorizer:S. Finnegan Enterer:S. Finnegan
Modifier:S. Finnegan Research group:micropaleontology
Created:2017-12-18 12:14:35 Last modified:2017-12-18 12:21:47
Access level:the public Released:2017-12-18 12:14:35
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]