Where: Nunavut, Canada (81.9° N, 79.4° W: paleocoordinates 24.3° N, 1.2° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Nansen Formation, Bashkirian (323.2 - 315.2 Ma)
• 368 m above base of Nansen Fm; late? Bashkirian
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by U. Mayr in 1975-1982; reposited in the GSC
Primary reference: J. Fedorowski, E. W. Bamber, and D. V. Baranova. 2012. An unusual occurrence of Bashkirian (Pennsylvanian) rugose corals from the Sverdrup Basin, Arctic Canada. Journal of Paleontology 86:979-995 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 135684: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 02.11.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Paraheritschioides sp. Sando 1985 horn coral |