Wood Bay Formation Explained
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]
Fossil content
Jawless fish
| Jawless fish reported from the Wood Bay Formation |
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
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| Doryaspis | D. arctica | Kronprinzhøgda & Sigurdfjellet, Woodfjord area.[3] | Multiple articulated & isolated specimens. | A heterostracan. | |
| D. nathorsti | Kronprinzhøgda & mounts Borgen & Lykta, all from the Lykta faunal division. | Multiple specimens. | A heterostracan. | |
| Gigantaspis | G. bocki | Kapp Kjeldsen faunal division.[4] | Multiple specimens. | A heterostracan. | |
| G. isachseni | Kapp Kjeldsen faunal division. | 24 specimens. | A heterostracan. | |
| G. laticephala | A grey sandstone layer in Grønhorgdalen (Kapp Kjeldsen faunal division). | 49 specimens. | A heterostracan. | |
| G. minima | Mount Sigurd & Kronprinshögda. | Numerous dermal plates & scales. | A heterostracan. | |
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Sarcopterygians
| Sarcopterygians reported from the Wood Bay Formation |
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
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| Dipnoi gen. et. sp. indet. | Indeterminate | Southern Andrée Land.[5] | Dermal elements. | One of the earliest lungfish occurrences. | |
| Janvierpaucidentes | J. tuulingi | | Lower jaw.[6] | A lungfish. | |
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See also
References
Notes and References
- 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 . 10.5252/g2016n1a1. 55307211 .
- Wisshak . Max . Volohonsky . Eden . Blomeier . Dierk . 2004 . Acanthodian fish trace fossils from the Early Devonian of Spitsbergen . Acta Palaeontologica Polonica . 49 . 4 . 629–634.
- Pernegre . Vincent Noel . 2003 . The Genus Doryaspis White (Heterostraci) from the Lower Devonian of Vestspitsbergen, Svalbard . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 22 . 4 . 735–746 . 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0735:TGDWHF]2.0.CO;2 . 4524274 . 85679071 . 0272-4634.
- Pernegre . Vincent . Goujet . Daniel . The Genus Gigantaspis Heintz, 1962 (Vertebrata, Heterostraci) from the Lower Devonian of Spitsbergen . March 2007 . Palaeontology . en . 50 . 2 . 323–346 . 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00638.x . 2007Palgy..50..323P . 84066151 . 0031-0239. free .
- Clément . Gaël . Dupret . Vincent . Goujet . Daniel . Pernègre . Vincent . Roy . Jean-Claude . 2006-10-01 . First Devonian dipnoans (Vertebrata, Sarcopterygii) from Spitsbergen . Comptes Rendus Palevol . en . 5 . 7 . 893–900 . 10.1016/j.crpv.2006.05.003 . 2006CRPal...5..893C . 1631-0683.
- 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 . en . 10.7203/sjp.26647 . 258855502 . 2660-9568. free .
