Also known as SSF 65.34

Where: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (47.1° N, 55.9° W: paleocoordinates 82.5° S, 51.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Chapel Island Formation, Tommotian (530.0 - 520.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Member 3 of the Chapel Island Fm, which overlies the Renconte Fm, and is overlain by the Random Fm. AGE: Unclear from Landing et al. (1989), who refers to this as post-Nemakit-Daldynian and pre-Tommotian; Watsonella crosbyi zone; here placed in Tommotian, until clearer data are available. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From the Watsonella crosbyi zone, near the middle of the regional section, at 43.0 m, in upper part of Member 3.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: peritidal; lithified, nodular, phosphatic, red mudstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: concretion, replaced with phosphate

Reposited in the ROM

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: Not stated, but presumably Landing et al. REPOSITORY: Royal Ontario Museum (ROM).

Primary reference: E. Landing, P. Myrow, A. P. Benus and G. M. Narbonne. 1989. The Placentian Series: Appearance of the oldest skeletalized faunas in southeastern Newfoundland. Journal of Paleontology 63(6):739-769 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 87364: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 15.03.2009

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