Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, fossils, archaeology, species diversity, species distribution
| Principal Investigator: | Gardner, James D. (1) |
| Licence Number: | 12719 |
| Organization: | University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1994 |
| Project Team: | B.A. LePage, T. Ogawa |
Objective(s): To provide new information on the osteology, taxonomy, and systematics of these fossil animals and will aid in examining past global patterns of diversity and distribution.
Project Description: The researcher will examine the following geological localities and units: Sabine Bay (Permian) and Heiberg (Triassic) formations, northern Axel Heiberg Island and Blind Fiord, Blaa Mountain, and Heiberg and Sabine Bay and Svartevaeg formations, east- central Ellesmere Island. At each fossil site the researcher will record relevant stratigraphic and sedimentological information and collect representative fossils for examination.
