Principal Investigator:Narbonne, Guy Licensed Year(s):2013
2012
Summary:
The world’s earliest animals appeared in the Ediacaran Period about 580 million years ago, and soft worm-like animals capable of movement appeared suddenly worldwide 555 million years ago. Previous studies (Narbonne and Aitken, Palaeontology, 1990; MacNaughton and Narbonne, Palaios, 1999; Narbonne, The Rise of Animals, 2007) have shown that these fossils are especially well represented in the Mac...
Principal Investigator:Narbonne, Guy Licensed Year(s):
1996
Summary:
Study 800 million year old fossil reefs near Wynniatt Bay on Victoria Island. Will fly to the site using Polar Shelf Twin-Otter aircraft. Measurements and pictures will be taken of the rocks and about 100 kg of rock samples will be collected with a hammer. The rock samples will be studied back at the university....
Principal Investigator:Narbonne, Guy Licensed Year(s):1994
1993
Summary:
The origins of the fossilized reefs located on northern Baffin Island are unknown; however, these reefs are contained within rock that is dated approximately 1200 million years old. Studies on `younger' fossilized reefs from other areas in the Canadian Shield suggest that the Baffin Island reefs may contain clues as to what the first types of reefs were like. The researchers will survey the site...
Principal Investigator:Narbonne, Guy Licensed Year(s):20011999199819961994199219911989
1988
Summary:
Dr. Narbonne will be collecting fossils of animals living in this area long ago....