Cenozoic ichthyolith biostratigraphy: Tofino Basin, British Columbia

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Johns, Marjorie J, Barnes, Christopher R, Narayan, Y Roshni
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2006
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Arctic; Pacific; Queen Charlotte; Zeus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e05-102; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e05-102

Five new late Eocene – Pliocene ichthyolith zones are defined based on indigenous faunal occurrences in strata that outcrop along western Vancouver Island and samples from six offshore Tofino Basin wells. Five new interval zones are each defined based on distinct transported ichthyolith assemblages....