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Loc. 2, Victoria Island, Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories, Canada
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 72.227,-111.499 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
| Given Location | Nunavut, Canada |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Victoria Island, Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories, Canada |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loc. 2, Wynniatt Formation, Victoria Island, Canada - Hofmann and Rainbird 1994 | Hofmann H. J., Rainbird R. H. (1994) | Wynniatt - contact between 2 and 3 | Formation located in the Shaler Supergroup. The Wynniatt Formation correlates with the upper part of the Little Dal Group of the Machenzie Mountains 1000km to the southwest. In the Minto Inlier, the Shaler Supergroup comprises a 4-5 km thick sequence of platform marine carbonate, evaporite, and subordinate siliclastic rocks and underlying and overlying fluvial and fluvio-deltaic sandstones. The stratigraphical location of the fossil assemblage is just below and above the contact zone between | mudstone | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Chuaria circularis species | Chuaria : Chuaria circularis | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic |
References
| Hofmann H. J., Rainbird R. H. (1994) Carbonaceous megafossils from the Neoproterozoic Shaler Supergroup of Arctic Canada, Palaeontology 37 4, 721-731 |
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!
