Bird Fiord (Devonian of Canada)
Also known as NV2K17
Where: Nunavut, Canada (77.9° N, 86.2° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° S, 16.8° W)
• coordinate stated in text
When: middle Member (Fram Formation), Frasnian (382.7 - 372.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandstone and siltstone
• alternating resistan sandstones and recessive siltstones
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: E. B. Daeschler, N. H. Shubin, and F. A. Jenkins, Jr. 2006. A Devonian tetrapod-like fish and the evolution of the tetrapod body plan. Nature 440:757-763 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 59674: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.04.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Osteichthyes | |
Tiktaalik roseae n. gen. n. sp.
Tiktaalik roseae n. gen. n. sp. Daeschler et al. 2006 lobe-finned fish | |