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Lithostratigraphic Unit (Site/Habitat/Origin)

Definition:

Observations:

1. The smallest lithostratrigraphic unit corresponds to a bed, followed by a member, formation and group.
2. Some lithostratigraphic units may be the equivalent of a group or formation, even if their names do not include the relevant term.
   Example

   Record for a shale specimen, a rock collected in the Appalachian Orogen geological province, and from the Sandstone unit of Colline Bunker in Quebec

   	Discipline	petrology
   	Rock Name	shale
   	Originating Continent	North America
   	Originating Geological Province	Appalachian Orogen
   	Originating Country	Canada
   	Originating Province	Quebec
   	Lithostratigraphic Unit	Sandstone from Colline Bunker

3. This field may also contain details on the geological unit.
4. For better search results in your database, avoid a large variety of terms; draw up an authority list and add keywords as necessary.¹

Entry rules:

1. Enter the full name of the lithostratigraphic unit; do not use abbreviations.
   Example

   A Rostricellula plena fossil from the de Chazy Group in Quebec

   	Discipline	paleontology
   	Genus	Rostricellula
   	Species	plena
   	Originating Continent	North America
   	Originating Country	Canada
   	Originating Province	Quebec
   	Lithostratigraphic Unit	de Chazy Group

2. This field may contain multiple entries separated by a semicolon followed by a space. Entries should be in decreasing hierarchical order.
   Example

   A basalt specimen from the Beauparlant Formation, Povungnituk Group, Churchill Province.²

   	Discipline	petrology
   	Rock Name	basalt
   	Originating Continent	North America
   	Originating Geological Province	Churchill
   	Originating Country	Canada
   	Originating Province	Quebec
   	Lithostratigraphic Unit	Povungnituk Group; Beauparlant Formation

3. If you are unsure whether your information is correct, include a space and a question mark after the lithostratigraphic unit.