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Simard - Unit 2, Saguenay TE, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
| Formation | Simard |
|---|---|
| Member | Unit 2 |
| Age: | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician |
| Interval | Chatfieldian |
| Lithology | wackestone/"shale" |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 6 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Plourde Quarry | Saguenay TE, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada | Simard - Unit 2 |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simard | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone, lime mudstone | 12 |
| Simard - Unit 3 | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | wackestone/"shale" | 2 |
| Simard - Unit 4 | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | wackestone/"shale", "limestone" | 3 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Isotelus sp.genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Isotelus | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
| Bumastoides sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastoides | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
| Eobronteus sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Eobronteus | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
| Amphilichas sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Amphilichas | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
 Flexicalymene senariaspecies | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Flexicalymene : Flexicalymene senaria | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
| Ceraurus sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Ceraurus | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
References
| Desbiens S., Lespérance P. J. (1989) Stratigraphy of the Ordovician of the Lac Saint-Jean and Chicoutimi outliers, Quebec, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 26 6, 1185-1202 doi:10.1139/e89-101 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
