NeR loc., Branchian Series, Brigus Fm, 59.0m above Ner Sect. base - Landing 1995: Atdabanian - Botomian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Hyolithelminthida - Torellellidae
1 element
unclassified
1 element
Tommotiida - Sunnaginiidae
19 elements
Tommotiida
71 elements
Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae
2 specimens
unclassified
11 elements
43 elements
Agnostida - Weymouthiidae
Serrodiscus bellimarginatus (Shaler and Foerste 1888)
Trilobita - Redlichiida
Callavia broeggeri (Walcott 1888)
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45.8° North, 60.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:55.8° South, 125.6° West (Wright 2013)
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Cambrian Epoch: Series 2
Stage: Stage 3 10 m.y. bin: Cambrian 2 - Cambrian 2-3
*Period:Early/Lower Cambrian - Middle Cambrian *Epoch:Branchian Series
*International age/stage:Atdabanian - Lenian
Key time interval: Atdabanian - Botomian Zone:  Callavia broeggeri
Age range of interval: 521 - 512.5 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Brigus
Local section:Ner Local bed:59.0 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: JA: Brigus Formation is in the Callavia broeggeri Zone within the lower Branchian Series; correlation to Siberian stages is not indicated, but unit overlies the Atdabanian Fosters Point Formation and is Early Cambrian, so presumably it is Atdabanian or Botomian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified wackestone
Lithology description: calcareous nodules and fossil wacke-to packestone.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:9350
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky Enterer:P. Borkow
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2000-10-22 13:23:49 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2000-10-22 13:23:49
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
805. E. Landing. 1995. Upper Placentian-Branchian series of mainland Nova Scotia (middle-upper Lower Cambrian) faunas, paleoenvironments, and stratigraphic revision. Journal of Paleontology 69(3):475-495 [M. Patzkowsky/P. Borkow/J. Alroy]