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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.[1]

Wood Bay Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pragian–Emsian
TypeFormation
Unit ofAndrée Land Group
UnderliesGrey Hoek Formation
OverliesBen Nevis Formation
Location
RegionSpitsbergen, Svalbard
Country Norway

Fossil content edit

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Acanthodians edit

Acanthodians reported from the Wood Bay Formation
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Undichna U. septemsulcata A fish trace fossil.[2] Likely formed by an acanthodian (possibly Diplacanthus).

Jawless fish edit

Jawless fish reported from the Wood Bay Formation
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Doryaspis D. arctica Kronprinzhøgda & Sigurdfjellet, Woodfjord area.[3] Multiple articulated & isolated specimens.[3] A heterostracan.
 
D. nathorsti Kronprinzhøgda & mounts Borgen & Lykta, all from the Lykta faunal division.[3] Multiple specimens.[3] A heterostracan.
 
Gigantaspis G. bocki Kapp Kjeldsen faunal division.[4] Multiple specimens.[4] A heterostracan.
G. isachseni Kapp Kjeldsen faunal division.[4] 24 specimens.[4] A heterostracan.
G. laticephala A grey sandstone layer in Grønhorgdalen (Kapp Kjeldsen faunal division).[4] 49 specimens.[4] A heterostracan.
G. minima Mount Sigurd & Kronprinshögda.[4] Numerous dermal plates & scales.[4] A heterostracan.

Sarcopterygians edit

Sarcopterygians reported from the Wood Bay Formation
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Dipnoi gen. et. sp. indet. Indeterminate Southern Andrée Land.[5] Dermal elements.[5] One of the earliest lungfish occurrences.
Janvierpaucidentes J. tuulingi Lower jaw.[6] A lungfish.


See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Pernègre, V.N.; Blieck, A. (2016). "A revised heterostracan-based ichthyostratigraphy of the Wood Bay Formation (Lower Devonian, Spitsbergen), and correlation with Russian Arctic archipelagos". Geodiversitas. 38 (1): 5–20. doi:10.5252/g2016n1a1. S2CID 55307211.
  2. ^ Wisshak, Max; Volohonsky, Eden; Blomeier, Dierk (2004). "Acanthodian fish trace fossils from the Early Devonian of Spitsbergen". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 49 (4): 629–634.
  3. ^ a b c d Pernegre, Vincent Noel (2003). "The Genus Doryaspis White (Heterostraci) from the Lower Devonian of Vestspitsbergen, Svalbard". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 22 (4): 735–746. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0735:TGDWHF]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0272-4634. JSTOR 4524274. S2CID 85679071.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Pernegre, Vincent; Goujet, Daniel (March 2007). "The Genus Gigantaspis Heintz, 1962 (Vertebrata, Heterostraci) from the Lower Devonian of Spitsbergen". Palaeontology. 50 (2): 323–346. Bibcode:2007Palgy..50..323P. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00638.x. ISSN 0031-0239. S2CID 84066151.
  5. ^ a b Clément, Gaël; Dupret, Vincent; Goujet, Daniel; Pernègre, Vincent; Roy, Jean-Claude (2006-10-01). "First Devonian dipnoans (Vertebrata, Sarcopterygii) from Spitsbergen". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 5 (7): 893–900. Bibcode:2006CRPal...5..893C. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2006.05.003. ISSN 1631-0683.
  6. ^ Johanson, Johanson; Newman, Michael; Lazaro, Gizeh Rangel-De; Smith, Moya M.; Jones, Roger (2023-05-22). "A new dipnoan species Janvierpaucidentes tuulingi gen. et sp. nov. from the Pragian (Early Devonian) of Mimerdalen, Svalbard (Norway), with an unusual dentition". Spanish Journal of Palaeontology. doi:10.7203/sjp.26647. ISSN 2660-9568. S2CID 258855502.


 

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