AK8-01D, Akimiski Island: Telychian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Pentameridae
Pentameroides septentrionalis (Whiteaves 1904)
1 specimen
Reticularia septentrionalis
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Eoplectodonta hudsonensis Jin et al. 1993
1 specimen
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Eomegastrophia sp. (Cocks 1967)
2 specimens
original and current combination Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia)
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Nunavut
Coordinates: 53.2° North, 81.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:15.3° South, 43.5° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Llandovery
Stage:Telychian 10 m.y. bin:Silurian 1
Key time interval:Telychian
Age range of interval:438.50000 - 433.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Attawapiskat
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: coral-stromatoporoid reef
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:184892
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:M. Krause
Modifier:M. Krause Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2017-03-29 04:29:06 Last modified:2017-03-29 04:29:54
Access level:authorizer only Released:2017-06-29 04:29:06
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
61979. 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]