Biostratigraphy and Paleontology of the Eureka Sound Formation
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, biology, fossils, paleontology, stratigraphy
| Principal Investigator: | Hickey, Leo J. (1) |
| Licence Number: | 10163 |
| Organization: | Yale University; Scripps Oceanographic Institute; |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1990
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1990 |
| Project Team: | J. Tarduno; J. Hicks; R. Friedman; |
Objective(s): To continue work begun in 1973 by Robert M. West and Mary Dawson involving the biostratigraphy and paleontology of the Eureka Sound formation; to assemble a paleomagnetic sequence from a long section first examined in 1979; to examine the megaflora sequence;
Project Description: The Researcher and team will collect and examine fossil materials which will then be deposited with the National Museum of Canada and the Geological Survey of Canada. This is a continuation of a study begun in 1973 by R. West and M. Dawson involving the biostratigraphy and paleontology of the Eureka Sound Formation.
