Lower Palaeozoic trace fossils from eastern Newfoundland
Arthropod trace fossils are described from the Cambro-Ordovician sequence of Conception Bay. The sedimentological and ichnofaunal aspect is typical of an Acado-Mediterranean Province, but a few unique forms occur, including Rusophycus leifeirikssoni n. ichnosp. and R. cf. R. jenningsi. An effort is...
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
1976
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e76-169 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e76-169 |
Summary: | Arthropod trace fossils are described from the Cambro-Ordovician sequence of Conception Bay. The sedimentological and ichnofaunal aspect is typical of an Acado-Mediterranean Province, but a few unique forms occur, including Rusophycus leifeirikssoni n. ichnosp. and R. cf. R. jenningsi. An effort is made to separate telopodite and exite scratches and to understand what kinds of trilobites were involved. Together with the description of the arthropod trace fossils, a list of the other trace fossils and short review of the local geology is given. |
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