The Middle–Upper Cambrian Transition in Southeastern Newfoundland, Canada

The Middle-Upper Cambrian transition in southeastern Newfoundland is shown to be very similar to the transition in Scandinavia and in the English Midlands. The late Middle Cambrian Lejopyge laevigata Zone, which is recorded for the first time from eastern Canada, is contained in the basal part of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Authors: Poulsen, Valdemar, Anderson, Michael M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1975
Subjects:
Canada
Elliott
Manuels River
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e75-182
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e75-182
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Summary:The Middle-Upper Cambrian transition in southeastern Newfoundland is shown to be very similar to the transition in Scandinavia and in the English Midlands. The late Middle Cambrian Lejopyge laevigata Zone, which is recorded for the first time from eastern Canada, is contained in the basal part of the Elliott Cove Formation and is conformably overlain by the Upper Cambrian Agnostus pisiformis Zone. The following trilobite species from the Lejopyge laevigata Zone at Manuels River and on Random Island are described: Andrarina costata (Angelin), Paradoxides sp., Lejopyge laevigata (Dalman), and Peronopsis insignis (Wallerius).

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