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Rundle - Mount Head - 4, Alberta, Canada
| Group | Rundle |
|---|---|
| Formation | Mount Head |
| Member | 4 |
| Age: | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
| Interval | Meramecian |
| Lithology | chert/"limestone", "limestone", "limestone"/chert |
| Number of Collections | 5 |
| Number of Occurrences | 12 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 20 | Alberta, Canada | Rundle - Mount Head - 4 |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain - Norquay - 3 | 299 - 272 Ma Paleozoic | limestone/dolomite | 2 |
| Rocky Mountain - Tunnel Mountain - 1 | 339 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | dolomite, "limestone" | 16 |
| Rocky Mountain - Tunnel Mountain - 2 | 339 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | chert/"limestone", dolomite, dolomite/"limestone" | 4 |
| Rocky Mountain - Tunnel Mountain - 3 | 339 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | limestone, siltstone, dolomite | 28 |
| Rundle - Livingstone - 1 | 354 - 343 Ma Carboniferous | limestone | 12 |
| Rundle - Mount Head - 1 | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | limestone, "shale"/"limestone" | 21 |
| Rundle - Mount Head - 2 | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | limestone, "limestone"/"shale", "shale" | 12 |
| Rundle - Mount Head - 3 | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | limestone | 115 |
| Rundle - Mount Head - 5 | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | dolomite/"limestone", dolomite, "limestone" | 5 |
| Rundle - Tunnel Mountain - 4 | 339 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | shale | 5 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Eumetria sp.genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Retziidae : Eumetria | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
| Spirifer sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Spirifer | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
 Aulopora sp.genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporidae : Aulopora | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
| Syringopora sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Syringopora | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
| Ekvasophyllum sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Ekvasophyllidae : Ekvasophyllum | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
| Lithostrotion mutabile species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Lithostrotionidae : Lithostrotion : Lithostrotion mutabile | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
| Lithostrotionella sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Petalaxidae : Lithostrotionella | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
References
| Raasch G. O. (1958) Upper Paleozoic sections at Highwood Pass, Alberta, Jurassic and Carboniferous of Western Canada, 190-215 |
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!
