Where: France (48.0° N, 2.0° E: paleocoordinates 50.4° S, 43.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Grès à Orthis monnieri Formation, Lochkovian (419.2 - 410.8 Ma)

• Aspect of fauna said to similar to Upper Gedinnian and Lower Siegenian faunas elsewhere. Fauna similar to Carazo Formation of Palencia, N. Spain. Overall, author finds Upper Gedinnian age to be more likely than Lower Siegenian.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; ferruginous sandstone and shale

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: J. T. Renouf. 1972. Brachiopods from the Gres a Orthis monnieri Formation of northwestern France and their significance in Gedinnian/Siegenian stratigraphy of Europe. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 139(4-6):89-133 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 25973: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 30.09.2002

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