Also known as Reef 1855
Where: Quebec, Canada (49.3° N, 63.1° W: paleocoordinates 22.7° S, 33.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Chicotte Formation, Telychian (438.5 - 433.4 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
Primary reference: C. A. C. Gushulak. 2016. First Major Appearance of Brachiopod-Dominated Benthic Shelly Communities in the Reef Ecosystem during the Early Silurian. Western University [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 184866: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 28.03.2017
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata | |
Leptaena sp. Dalman 1828 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Whitfieldella nitida Hall 1843 | |
Dicoelosia paralata Bassett 1972 | |
Stegerhynchus vicina Billings 1866 |