Stratigraphic setting of the type specimen of Carpocrinus arcticus Frest and Strimple from the Late Silurian of Somerset Island, Arctic Canada

The type specimen of Carpocrinus arcticus Frest and Strimple was collected approximately 65 m below the upper boundary of the Read Bay Formation (Member A) at Fury Point, Somerset Island. Associated brachiopods, trilobites, and bryozoans suggest a Ludlovian age for this specimen.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Author: Narbonne, Guy M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1977
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Arctic
Canada
Somerset Island
Read Bay
Fury Point
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e77-183
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e77-183
Description
Summary:The type specimen of Carpocrinus arcticus Frest and Strimple was collected approximately 65 m below the upper boundary of the Read Bay Formation (Member A) at Fury Point, Somerset Island. Associated brachiopods, trilobites, and bryozoans suggest a Ludlovian age for this specimen.

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