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Esbataottine - Upper, Northwest Territories, Canada
| Formation | Esbataottine |
|---|---|
| Member | Upper |
| Age: | 458 - 453 Ma Ordovician |
| Interval | Sandbian |
| Tectonic Setting | Passive margin |
| Lithology | limestone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 3 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Mtns | Northwest Territories, Canada | Esbataottine - Upper |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road River | 408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | lime mudstone, "shale", "limestone"/"shale", siltstone/"shale", "shale"/"limestone", "carbonate", "limestone", "shale"/chert, chert/"shale", "carbonate"/"shale", chert, mudstone | 664 |
| Sunblood | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | lime mudstone, "limestone", dolomite/"limestone", "limestone"/"shale" | 191 |
| Whittaker | 433 - 423 Ma Silurian | limestone/"shale", "limestone", dolomite, lime mudstone, "limestone"/dolomite, "shale", "shale"/"limestone" | 1000 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Arcticeraurinella arcticaspecies | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Arcticeraurinella : Arcticeraurinella arctica | 458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician |
| Cybeloides cimelia species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Cybeloides : Cybeloides cimelia | 458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician |
| Walencrinuroides rarus species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Walencrinuroides : Walencrinuroides rarus | 458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician |
References
| Ludvigsen R. (1979) A trilobite zonation of Middle Ordovician rocks, southwestern District of Mackenzie, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 312, 1-98 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
