Late Silurian Plant Macrofossils from Cornwallis Island
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, fossils, paleontology
| Principal Investigator: | Melchin, Michael J. (4) |
| Licence Number: | 11087 |
| Organization: | Department of Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo; GSC |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1992
1991
1990
1988
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1991 |
| Project Team: | Dr. A.D. McCracken; |
Objective(s): To collect land pland macrofossils from a section discovered last summer while collecting graptolites on northeastern Cornwallis Island;
Project Description: The work will involve the collection of plant fossils as well as samples of other macroscopic and microscopic fossils to verify the age and depositional environment. Notes and photographs will be taken describing the samples and the section. Less than 10 other localities around the world have been found to yield plant fossils of Late Silurian Age or older.
