The arthropod trail Multipodichnus from the upper Middle Cambrian (Holm Dal Formation) of central North Greenland

A Cruziana-like trace fossil is described from the uppermost beds of the Holm Dal Formation in its type locality in western Peary Land. Lower stratigraphic levels within the same formation yield rich faunas of late Middle Cambrian age. The trace has its closest known counterparts in freshwater depos...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Meddelelser om Grønland. Geoscience
Main Authors: Bergström, Jan, Ineson, J. R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Commission for Scientific Research in Greenland /Danish Polar Center 1988
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Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/meddrgroenland_geosci/article/view/139891
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Summary:A Cruziana-like trace fossil is described from the uppermost beds of the Holm Dal Formation in its type locality in western Peary Land. Lower stratigraphic levels within the same formation yield rich faunas of late Middle Cambrian age. The trace has its closest known counterparts in freshwater deposits from the Permian and Triassic.