Where: Nunavut, Canada (76.2° N, 104.3° W: paleocoordinates 2.5° S, 20.8° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Hecla Bay Formation, Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandstone and shale
Size class: microfossils
Collection methods: core, chemical,
Primary reference: M. J. Whiteley. 1980. Givetian and Frasnian spores from the Key Point well, Parry Islands, Arctic Canada. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 29:301-311 [W. Stein/N. Smith/N. Smith]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 22873: authorized by Bill Stein, entered by Nicole Smith on 28.06.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Archaeoperisaccus spp. Naumova 1960 acritarchs This and the below species are believed to be contaminants from above.
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Punctatisporites | |
Punctatisporites spp. PotoniƩ and Kremp 1954 | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Retusotriletes | |
Retusotriletes spp. Naumova 1953 | |
Lycopodiopsida | |
Perotrilites conatus spikemoss | |
Hymenozonotriletes | |
Sphenopsida | |
Acanthotriletes | |
Samarisporites | |
Grandispora | |