Where: Saint Pierre and Miquelon (46.9° N, 56.2° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 66.6° S, 125.8° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Chapel Island Formation, Tommotian (525.5 - 521.0 Ma)
• Member b, about 5 m from the base of the member. Characteristic of the lower part of the Aldanella attleborensis zone (Watsonella crosbyi zone sensu Landing, 1989).
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, concretionary, green siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Repository: Institute de Géologie de l'Université de Rennes-I (IGR)
Primary reference: D. Rabu, J. J. Chauvel, M. P. Dabard, T. P. Fletcher, and G. L. Pillola. 1993. Présence de Tommotien (Cambrien inférieur) à Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie Sciences Paris, Série II 317:379-386 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 209143: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 25.04.2020
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Taxonomic list
Helcionelloida | |
Aldanella sp. Vostokova 1962
Aldanella attleborensis Shaler and Foerste 1888 | |
Watsonella crosbyi Grabau 1900 | |
Hyolitha | |
Hyolithida indet. Mathew 1962 | |
Orthothecimorpha | |
"Ladatheca" cylindrica Grabau 1900 |