Middle Devonian brachiopods from the Bird Fiord Formation, Arctic Canada From: Journal of Paleontology | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright Paleontological Society Mar 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

ABSTRACT-The late Early Devonian to Middle Devonian Bird Fiord Formation, which is up to 900 m thick, is exposed along an extensive outcrop belt from stretches from Ellesmere Island to Bathurst Island in Arctic Canada. This formation, which encompasses sediments that accumulated in sabkha, deltai c, and shelf settings, is divided into six members. The Blubber Point, Baad Fiord, Norwegian Bay, and Cardigan Strait members, which include sediments that formed on an open marine shelf, are characterized by a diverse biota of brachiopods, mollusks, corals, trilobites, and sponges. The Cross Bay and ...

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