Devonian Carbonates and Reef Development

Régions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region

étiquettes: fossils, paleontology, ecology, taxonomy, geography, biostratigraphy, zoology

chercheur principal: Pedder, Alan E.H. (1)
Nᵒ de permis: 10206
Organisation: Academia Sinica, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology; GSC;
Année(s) de permis: 1990
Délivré: janv. 01, 1990
Équipe de projet: Professor Yu Chang Min

Objectif(s): To determine the conditions of environment (paleoecology) of Devonian faunas in western Canada; to undertake taxonomic studies of these fauna with the objective of establishing a biostratigraphic scheme; to establish paleozoogeographic province relationship to these fauna;

Description du projet: The Researcher will collect 1/2 to 2 kilogram samples of limestone. These are sent to a lab for processing which leaves small fossils of calcium phosphate. These are studied to determine their age and the conditions of the life of the fossils.