The Bird Fiord Formation is a geologic formation in Nunavut. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.
| Bird Fiord Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Devonian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Nunavut |
| Country | Canada |
Fossil content
edit| Vertebrates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
| Ellopetalichthys | E. scheii | Baad Fiord Member[1] | A petalichthyid placoderm[1] | |
| Brachiopods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Images |
| Cranaena | C. briceae | Baad Fiord Member | Holotype (UA12976), paratypes (UA12975, UA12977 and UA12978) and 303 other specimens.[2] | |
| Desquamatia | D. (Independatrypa) fortis | Baad Fiord and Blubber Point members | Holotype (UA12956), paratypes (UA12951, UA12957, UA12953, UA12952, UA12954 and UA12955) and 8,538 other specimens.[2] | |
| Gypidula | G. mega | Baad Fiord Member[2] | Holotype (UA12937), paratypes (UA12933, UA12934, UA12935, UA12936, UA12938, UA12939) and 42 other specimens.[2] | |
| Nucleospira | N. lens | Baad Fiord, Blubber Point and Norwegian Bay members[2] | 645 specimens | |
| N. stelcki | Baad Fiord, Blubber Point and Cardigan Strait members[2] | Holotype (UA12966), paratypes (UA12963, UA13964 and UA12965) and 103 other specimens[2] | ||
| Parapholidostrophia? | P.? sp. | Baad Member[2] | Known from "30 complete or nearly complete specimens, 2 ventriloquism interiors"[2] | |
| Spinatrypa | S. (Isospinatrypa) parva | Baad Fiord and Blubber Point Members[2] | Holotype (UA12941), paratypes (UA12940 and UA12942-12945) and 106 other specimens.[2] | |
| Spinatrypina | S. borealis | Baad Fiord, Blubber Point and Norwegian Bay members | 8,178 specimens[2] | |
| Spinulicosta? | S.? sp. | Baad Fiord, Cardigan Strait, Blubber Point, and Norwegian Bay Members[2] | "1392 specimens, most incomplete"[2] | |
| Warrenella | W. grinnellensis | Baad Fiord and Blubber Point members.[2] | Holotype (UA12970), paratypes (UA12967-UA12972) and 1,610 other specimens.[2] | |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Castiello, Marco; Jerve, Anna; Burton, Maria Grace; Friedman, Matt; Brazeau, Martin D. (2021-01). "Endocranial morphology of the petalichthyid placoderm Ellopetalichthys scheii from the Middle Devonian of Arctic Canada, with remarks on the inner ear and neck joint morphology of placoderms". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 58 (1): 93–104. doi:10.1139/cjes-2020-0005. ISSN 0008-4077.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Rong-Yu, Li; Jones, Brian (2003-03). "Middle Devonian brachiopods from the Bird Fiord Formation, Arctic Canada". Journal of Paleontology. 77 (2): 243–266. doi:10.1017/s0022336000043626. ISSN 0022-3360.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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