Stratigraphy and paleontology of the lower Devonian sequence, southwest Ellesmere Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago

• Main Author: Smith, Gary Parker.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: McGill University 1984
• Subjects: Geology; Stratigraphic > Devonian; Paleontology > Nunavut > Ellesmere Island; Paleontology > Canadian Arctic Archipelago (Nunavut and N.W.T.); Paleontology > Devonian; Arctic; Nunavut; Ellesmere Island; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Blue Fiord; Arctic Archipelago
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=71917

The Lower Devonian carbonate-clastic sequence of southwest Ellesmere Island accumulated in the Franklinian Basin at approximately 15(DEGREES)N latitude. A variety of depositional settings are represented, ranging from tidal flat to basinal environments. These environments can be recognized in Lower...