Early Cambrian coral-like fossils from the Northern Cordillera of Western Canada
Tabulaconus kordeae, n. gen., n. sp., is a coral-like fossil found in the Sekwi Formation, Mackenzie Mountains, District of Mackenzie and the Atan Group, Cassiar Mountains, British Columbia. The species consists of small, conical shells with a layered external wall and abundant tabulae. It is placed...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1969
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e69-074 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e69-074 |
Summary: | Tabulaconus kordeae, n. gen., n. sp., is a coral-like fossil found in the Sekwi Formation, Mackenzie Mountains, District of Mackenzie and the Atan Group, Cassiar Mountains, British Columbia. The species consists of small, conical shells with a layered external wall and abundant tabulae. It is placed in the family Gastroconidae, previously known only from Siberia. Associated Archaeocyatha and Trilobita prove its Early Cambrian age. |
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