type locality

noun

1. Biology.,  the locality in which a type specimen was collected.

2. Geology.,  the place at which a type section is located.

type locality

1. The place or source where a holotype or type species was first found and recognized.

2. The place or region chosen as a standard of reference when describing a type of mineral, rock, series of rocks, or formation. The type locality is the place where that particular type occurs in its most classic form.