Wenlock (Silurian) graptolite biostratigraphy of the Cape Phillips Formation, Canadian Arctic Islands

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Lenz, A. C., Melchin, M. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1990
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Arctic; Cape Phillips
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e90-001; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e90-001

The Canadian Arctic Islands Wenlock is represented by a diverse assemblage of graptolites from the Cape Phillips Formation. Cyrtograptids are continuously present throughout all but the uppermost Wenlock. Species of Cyrtograptus constitute the main basis for biostratigraphic zonation, supported to a...