A new Early Devonian (Emsian) arthrodire from the Northwest Territories, Canada, and its significance for paleogeographic reconstruction

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Schultze, Hans-Peter, Cumbaa, Stephen L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2017
• Subjects: New Siberian Islands; Northwest Territories; Svalbard; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2017-0013; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjes-2017-0013; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjes-2017-0013

An heterostiid arthrodire, Herasmius dayi sp. nov., is described from upper Lower Devonian marine deposits of the Bear Rock Formation along the Anderson River, Northwest Territories, Canada. New elements described for the genus for the first time include the suborbital, submarginal (also new for the...