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Leopold - Cape Clarence, Somerset Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
Formation | Leopold |
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Member | Cape Clarence |
Age: | 426 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Interval | Ludfordian |
Tectonic Setting | Cratonic basin |
Lithology | limestone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 3 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Port Leopold | Somerset Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada | Leopold - Cape Clarence |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Rhinocarcinosoma sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Eurypterida : Carcinosomatidae : Rhinocarcinosoma | 425.6 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Eurypterus leopoldi species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Eurypterida : Eurypteridae : Eurypterus : Eurypterus leopoldi | 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!