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Biostratigraphy and Systematics of Upper Carboniferous Cerioid Rugose Corals, Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada

E. W. BamberJerzy FedorowskiGeological Survey of Canada

出版	Geological Survey of Canada, 1998
ISBN	06601746269780660174624
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=tV5RAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋Fossil corals are recognized as having major significance for the recognition of geological age and ancient environments of Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks, and as primary tools for interpreting paleoclimatic conditions and locating the continents and oceanic connections for particular time periods within the Palaeozoic. This report describes one of the two major groups of corals that occur in Upper Carboniferous strata in Arctic Canada, the rugose coral genera Petalaxis and Cystolonsdaleia. The corals were collected, with associated foraminifera, conodonts, ammonoids and other invertebrate fossils, from measured stratigraphic sections and isolated outcrops in the western part of Ellesmere Island. The report first reviews the study area stratigraphy and biostratigraphy, briefly presents a comparison with related coral faunas, and describes terminology and laboratory procedures used. The bulk of the report is a systematic palaeontology and species description of the corals collected.