The Ordovician–Silurian boundary on Cornwallis and Truro islands, Arctic Canada: preliminary data

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Melchin, Michael J., McCracken, Alexander D., Oliff, Fred J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1991
• Subjects: Cornwallis Island; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e91-165; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e91-165

Four sections of the lower part of the Cape Phillips Formation, two outcrops on northeastern Cornwallis Island and one outcrop and one drill core from Truro Island, Northwest Territories, Canada, provide significant new data on the Ordovician–Silurian boundary. They show evidence of continuous sedim...