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Somerset Island, Somerset Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
Formation | Somerset Island |
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Age: | 423 - 419 Ma Paleozoic |
Interval | Ludfordian |
Lithology | wackestone/lime mudstone, wackestone, sandstone |
Number of Collections | 3 |
Number of Occurrences | 4 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Read BayFarm | Somerset Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada | Somerset Island |
Pressure Point | Somerset Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada | Somerset Island |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Douro - upper ("R2") | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | lime mudstone, wackestone, "limestone", packstone | 63 |
Peel Sound | 419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | sandstone, siltstone/sandstone | 9 |
Read Bay | 423 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | limestone | 12 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Ariaspis arctata species | Animalia : Chordata : Pteraspidomorpha : Ariaspididae : Ariaspis : Ariaspis arctata | 423 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic |
Heliolites sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitidae : Heliolites | 425.6 - 423 Ma Silurian |
References
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!