Also known as Layer G, Schistes de Saint-Chinian Fm., Saint-Chinian, Montagne Noire, France

Where: Montagne Noire, France (43.0° N, 3.0° E: paleocoordinates 63.8° S, 97.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Asaphelina barroisi-Taihungshania miqueli trilobite zone, Niveau G Member (Schistes de Saint-Chinian Formation), Arenig (478.6 - 466.0 Ma)

• Layer G - Asaphelina barroisi/ Taihungshania migueli zone

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, concretionary, micaceous, sandy shale and lithified sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: J. C. Capera, R. Courtessole, and J. Pillet. 1978. Contribution à l'étude de l'Ordovicien inférieur de la Montagne Noire : biostratigraphie et révision des Agnostida. Annales de la Société Géologique du Nord 98(1):67-87 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 20828: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 10.06.2002, edited by Pete Wagner

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