Upper Silurian Carbonate Buildups of Eastern Cornwallis and Southwestern Devon Islands

Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

étiquettes: physical sciences, geology, fossils, paleoenvironment, sedimentary rocks

chercheur principal: Dixon, O.A. (14)
Nᵒ de permis: 10038
Organisation: Department of Science, University of Ottawa
Année(s) de permis: 1993 1992 1990 1988
Délivré: janv. 01, 1990
Équipe de projet: F.R. Brunton

Objectif(s): To examine rock exposures and record geological information; to collect rock and fossil samples for laboratory study; to interpret the geological history of these reef-like structures and the environments in which they formed;

Description du projet: The Researcher will study sedimentary rocks and fossils formed more than 400 million years ago. As well, fossil groups such as corals and sponge-like animals that are not known in modern seas will be studied.