Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, geology, sedimentology, fossils, paleontology, lithology, ancient reefs
| Principal Investigator: | Copper, Paul (3) |
| Licence Number: | 13488 |
| Organization: | Laurentian University and Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2003
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| Issued: | Jul 07, 2003 |
| Project Team: | Dr. Evan E |
Objective(s): The Devonian patch reefs of Mercy Bay, Banks Island are important as an example of fossil coral reefs that grew in a siliciclastic environment on a broad continental shelf. These reefs may also be able to provide insight into the nature of a reef ecosystem immediately before a time of global reef collapse. These reefs have been described qualitatively, but have not been studied using modern paleoecological methods. The current study will re-examine the detailed structure, sedimentology and paleoecology of these reefs. The structure and composition of the Mercy Bay reefs will be compared with lower Middle Devonian reefs on the Princess Royal Islands and the adjacent western shore of Victoria Island, Middle Devonian reefs of southern Canada, and modern reefs on siliciclastic shelves.
