List Of Fossiliferous Stratigraphic Units In Svalbard

	List Of Fossiliferous Stratigraphic Units In Svalbard References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Svalbard Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Europe, Svalbard Geology of Norway Svalbard-related lists, Fossiliferous stratigraphic units ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Assistance Formation The Assistance Formation is a Formation (geology), geologic formation located on Devon Island and Ellesmere Island in Nunavut. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian Period (geology), period. The formation rides along the southeastern edges of the Sverdrup Basin, as well as on Melville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut), Melville Island and Grinnell Peninsula Discovery The Assistance Formation was discovered in 1955 by Raymond Thorsteinsson, during Operation Franklin. Although the Trold Fiord Formation and Degerbols Formation were generally recognized as part of the Assistance Formation, Thorsteinsson clarified various terminology problems and cleared any naming discontinuities. Lithology Fine grained, green/gray sandstone and mudstone compose a large part of the formation. The lower portions and beds of the stone are generally recessive, with and occur in beds up to .6 meters in length and depth. Outside of sandstone and rust-colored rocks, the loose components ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Valhallfonna Formation The Valhallfonna Formation is a geologic formation in Norway. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Norway See also * Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Denmark List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Scotland See also Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in ... Valhallfonna References * Geologic formations of Norway Geology of Svalbard Ordovician System of Europe Ordovician Norway Paleontology in Norway Ordovician south paleopolar deposits {{Ordovician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Fossiliferous Stratigraphic Units Of Europe A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in amber, hair, petrified wood and DNA remnants. The totality of fossils is known as the ''fossil record''. Paleontology is the study of fossils: their age, method of formation, and evolutionary significance. Specimens are usually considered to be fossils if they are over 10,000 years old. The oldest fossils are around 3.48 billion years old to 4.1 billion years old. Early edition, published online before print. The observation in the 19th century that certain fossils were associated with certain rock strata led to the recognition of a geological timescale and the relative ages of different fossils. The development of radiometric dating techniques in the early 20th century allowed scientists to quantitatively measure the absolute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Carboniferous The Carboniferous ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Permian Period, million years ago. The name ''Carboniferous'' means "coal-bearing", from the Latin '' carbō'' ("coal") and '' ferō'' ("bear, carry"), and refers to the many coal beds formed globally during that time. The first of the modern 'system' names, it was coined by geologists William Conybeare and William Phillips in 1822, based on a study of the British rock succession. The Carboniferous is often treated in North America as two geological periods, the earlier Mississippian and the later Pennsylvanian. Terrestrial animal life was well established by the Carboniferous Period. Tetrapods (four limbed vertebrates), which had originated from lobe-finned fish during the preceding Devonian, became pentadactylous in and diversified during the Carboniferous, including early amphibian lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wordiekammen Limestone The Wordiekammen Limestone is a geologic formation in Norway. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Norway See also * Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Denmark List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Scotland See also Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in ... References Carboniferous System of Europe Carboniferous Norway Limestone formations {{Carboniferous-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Wood Bay Series Formation Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or it is defined more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere such as in the roots of trees or shrubs. In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up by themselves. It also conveys water and nutrients between the leaves, other growing tissues, and the roots. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, or woodchips or fiber. Wood has been used for thousands of years for fuel, as a construction material, for making tools and weapons, furniture and paper. More recently it emerged as a feedstock for the produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Wood Bay Formation The Wood Bay Series is a geologic formation found on the island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard in Norway. It preserves fossils dating back to the Pragian–Emsian stages of the Devonian period. Fossil content Acanthodians Jawless fish Sarcopterygians See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Norway See also * Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Denmark List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Scotland See also Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in ... References Geologic formations of Norway Devonian System of Europe Devonian Norway {{Devonian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wilhelmøya Formation The Wilhelmøya Formation is a geologic formation in Svalbard, Norway. The marginal marine; concretionary, sideritic sandstones preserve indeterminate ichthyosaur and plesiosaur fossils dating back to the Rhaetian period.Kapp Koburg, Kongsøya at Fossilworks.org See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Norway See also * Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Denmark List of fossiliferou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wide Bay Series Formation WIDE or Wide may refer to: Wide (cricket) Wide and narrow data, terms used to describe two different presentations for tabular data WIDE Project The WIDE Project (Widely Integrated Distributed Environment) is an Internet project in Japan founded by Keio University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and The University of Tokyo that was started in 1985. It runs a major backbone of the Japane ..., Widely Integrated Distributed Environment Wide-angle Infinity Display Equipment WIDE-LP, a radio station (99.1 FM) licensed to Madison, Wisconsin Women in Development Europe; see * wide (tennis), meaning beyond the sidelines People with the name Wide Ernst Wide (1888–1950), a Swedish Olympic long-distance runner Edvin Wide (1896–1996), a Swedish Olympic long-distance runner Samuel Wide (1861–1918), a Swedish archaeologist See also * * Widen Width (other) {{Disambiguation, callsign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Devonian The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, where rocks from this period were first studied. The first significant adaptive radiation of life on dry land occurred during the Devonian. Free-sporing vascular plants began to spread across dry land, forming extensive forests which covered the continents. By the middle of the Devonian, several groups of plants had evolved leaves and true roots, and by the end of the period the first seed-bearing plants appeared. The arthropod groups of myriapods, arachnids and hexapods also became well-established early in this period, after starting their expansion to land at least from the Ordovician period. Fish reached substantial diversity during this time, leading the Devonian to often be dubbed the Age of Fishes. The placoderms began dominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wide Bay Formation WIDE or Wide may refer to: Wide (cricket) Wide and narrow data, terms used to describe two different presentations for tabular data WIDE Project, Widely Integrated Distributed Environment Wide-angle Infinity Display Equipment WIDE-LP, a radio station (99.1 FM) licensed to Madison, Wisconsin Women in Development Europe; see * wide (tennis), meaning beyond the sidelines People with the name Wide Ernst Wide (1888–1950), a Swedish Olympic long-distance runner Edvin Wide (1896–1996), a Swedish Olympic long-distance runner Samuel Wide (1861–1918), a Swedish archaeologist See also * * Widen Widen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History At the end of the 12th century a manor called "Wyda" is mentioned the first time, there's no exact year. "Widen", in the way like it's writt ... Width (other) {{Disambiguation, callsign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Vikinghøgda Formation The Vikinghøgda Formation is a geologic formation in Svalbard, Norway. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Triassic (Griesbachian-Spathian) period. It is split into three members, from oldest to youngest: the Deltadalen Member (Induan), Lusitaniadalen Member ( Smithian), and Vendomdalen Member (Spathian). The formation can be found in central and southern Spitsbergen, as well as the smaller islands of Barentsøya and Edgeøya. The type locality is positioned in the vicinity of Vikinghøgda and Sticky Keep, two low peaks along the southeast edge of the Sassendalen valley in Spitsbergen. The two upper members of the Vikinghøgda Formation were previously grouped together as the Sticky Keep Formation. Subunits The Vikinghøgda Formation is formed by fine-grained marine sediments, such as mudstones, shales, siltstones, and fine sandstones. There is a trend of finer sediments, deeper waters, and higher organic content through the formation. Though fossils are only abunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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