Where: Méndez, Bolivia (21.6° S, 64.6° W: paleocoordinates 45.3° S, 129.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Tetragraptus phyllograptoides graptolite zone, Carachimayo Formation, Floian (477.7 - 470.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast

Collection methods: JA: marked by Novack-Gottshall without explanation as omitting some genera, some macrofossils, some microfossils, and species names, but apparently complete

Primary reference: J. Maletz and S. O. Egenhoff. 2001. Late Tremadoc to early Arenig graptolite faunas of southern Bolivia and their implications for a worldwide biozonation. Lethaia 34(1):47-62 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 204416: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 07.09.2019

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