PBDB Collection

Martin Point, Unit 42d (Ordovician of Canada)

Where: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (49.8° N, 57.9° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 3.3° N, 82.5° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Macerodus dianae conodont zone, Broom Point Member (Green Point Formation), Tremadocian (485.4 - 477.7 Ma)

• "late Tremadocian" (Won et al. 2007)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Reposited in the GSC

Primary reference: M.-Z. Won, W. J. Iams, and K. M. Reed. 2007. Late Tremadocian radiolarian faunas and biostratigraphy of the Cow Head Group, Western Newfoundland, Canada. Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society 28(4):497-540 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 234138: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 20.03.2024

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Taxonomic list

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Conodonta
Protopanderodontida - Protopanderodontidae	Scolopodus acontiodiformis angularis Scolopodus acontiodiformis angularis conodont
Protozoa
Spumellaria - Aspiculumidae	? Aspiculum sp., Aspiculum eccentricum, Aspiculum jamesi, Aspiculum densum, Aspiculum multistratum ? Aspiculum sp. Won et al. 2005 radiolarian Aspiculum eccentricum Won et al. 2005 radiolarian Aspiculum jamesi Won et al. 2007 radiolarian Aspiculum densum Won et al. 2007 radiolarian Aspiculum multistratum Won et al. 2007 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Proventocitidae	Protoproventocitum aitchisoni, Cowheadia duplextesta n. sp., Archeoproventocitum nudiformum, Archeoproventocitum retiformum Protoproventocitum aitchisoni Won et al. 2007 radiolarian Cowheadia duplextesta n. sp. Won et al. 2007 radiolarian Archeoproventocitum nudiformum Won et al. 2007 radiolarian Archeoproventocitum retiformum Won et al. 2007 radiolarian
Archaeospicularia - Echidninidae	Echidnina sp., Echidnina bengtsoni, Westernbrookia cancella n. sp., Westernbrookia ovata Echidnina sp. Bengtson 1986 radiolarian Echidnina bengtsoni Kozur et al. 1996 radiolarian Westernbrookia cancella n. sp. Won et al. 2007 radiolarian Westernbrookia ovata Won et al. 2007 radiolarian
Archaeospicularia - Archeoentactiniidae	Pararcheoentactinia ? cowheadensis, Pararcheoentactinia stilla, Pararcheoentactinia reedae Pararcheoentactinia ? cowheadensis Won et al. 2005 radiolarian Pararcheoentactinia stilla Won et al. 2007 radiolarian Pararcheoentactinia reedae Won and Iams 2002 radiolarian
Archaeospicularia - Palaeospiculidae	Neopalaeospiculum transformum, Neopalaeospiculum densum n. sp., Neopalaeospiculum laxum n. sp., Palaeospiculum neofurcatum Neopalaeospiculum transformum Won et al. 2007 radiolarian Neopalaeospiculum densum n. sp. Won et al. 2007 radiolarian Neopalaeospiculum laxum n. sp. Won et al. 2007 radiolarian Palaeospiculum neofurcatum Won et al. 2005 radiolarian
Archaeospicularia - Protoentactiniidae	Protoentactinia transformis, Protoentactinia gracilispinosa, Protoentactinia primigena, Protoentactinia kozuriana, Protospongentactinia sp., Protospongentactinia spongiosa Protoentactinia transformis Won et al. 2005 radiolarian Protoentactinia gracilispinosa Kozur et al. 1996 radiolarian Protoentactinia primigena Won et al. 2005 radiolarian Protoentactinia kozuriana Won et al. 2005 radiolarian Protospongentactinia sp. Won et al. 2007 radiolarian Protospongentactinia spongiosa Won et al. 2007 radiolarian
Conodonta
-	Conodonta indet. Conodonta indet. Pander 1856 conodont
Prioniodontida - Strachanognathidae	Decoriconus peselephantis Decoriconus peselephantis conodont
Protopanderodontida - Cornuodontidae	Macerodus sp., Macerodus dianae Macerodus sp. conodont Macerodus dianae conodont
Protopanderodontida - Drepanoistodontidae	Paltodus sp., Paltodus numarcuatus, Drepanoistodus arcuatus, Drepanoistodus concavus, Drepanoistodus cf. forceps Paltodus sp. Pander 1856 conodont Paltodus numarcuatus conodont Drepanoistodus arcuatus conodont Drepanoistodus concavus conodont Drepanoistodus cf. forceps Lindström 1955 conodont
Protopanderodontida - Protopanderodontidae	Variabiliconus variabilis, Striatodontus sp., Striatodontus prolificus, Scolopodus filosus Variabiliconus variabilis Lindström 1955 conodont Striatodontus sp. Ji and Barnes 1994 conodont Striatodontus prolificus Ji and Barnes 1994 conodont Scolopodus filosus conodont