GSC 32220, Otto Fiord, Ellesmere Island: Julian, Canada
collected by R. Thorsteinsson 1957
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Cephalopoda
- Ceratitida
- Trachyceratidae
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Sirenites nanseni
Tozer 1961
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Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | Nunavut |
| Coordinates: | 80.9° North, 89.3° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 54.6° North, 2.0° West (Wright 2013) | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Late Triassic |
| Stage: | Carnian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 3 |
| Key time interval: | Julian | Ammonoid zone: | nanseni |
| Age range of interval: | 237 - 233.6 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Blaa Mountain | Member: | Middle Shale |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "siliciclastic" |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | R. Thorsteinsson | Collection dates: | 1957 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 98565 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-10-10 08:51:43 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-10-10 08:51:43 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11541. | E. T. Tozer. 1994. Canadian Triassic Ammonoid Faunas. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 467:1-663 [A. McGowan/A. McGowan/A. McGowan] |