Palaeocope ostracods from the Silurian Wenlock Series of Arctic Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Miller, C. Giles, Williams, Mark, Siveter, David J.
• Other Authors: Jin, Jisuo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2010
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Canada; Cornwallis; Baillie; Cape Phillips; Avalanche Lake; Baillie-Hamilton Island; Cornwallis Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e10-010; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/E10-010; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/E10-010

Silurian Wenlock Series deposits of the Cape Phillips Formation on Baillie-Hamilton Island and Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada, have yielded a silicified ostracod assemblage that spans the late Sheinwoodian and Homerian stages. Sixteen palaeocope ostracod species are recorded, including the new spe...