Buen Formation
| Buen Formation Stratigraphic range: Cambrian Series 2 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Sirius Passet |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 83°06′N 33°48′E / 83.1°N 33.8°ECoordinates: 83°06′N 33°48′E / 83.1°N 33.8°E |
| Region | Peary Land |
| Country | Greenland |
The Buen Formation is a geologic formation in Greenland. The shale preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.[1] The oldest Cambrian series of the area was deposited in the Franklinian Basin and is poorly exposed in fragmentary, heavily metamorphosed outcrops in Peary Land. It was emplaced during the Ellesmerian orogeny.[2][3]
Fossil content
- Waptia
- Kerygmachela
- Buenellus
- Tamisiocaris
- Pauloterminus
- Aaveqaspis
- Buenaspis
- Limniphacos
- Alutella siku[4]
- Sullulika broenlundi
- Nevadotheca boerglumensis
- Kalaallitia myliuserichseni
- Nasaaraqia hyptiotheciformis
- Trapezovitus malinkyi
See also
References
- ↑ Buen Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Geyer & Peel, 2011, p.466
- ↑ Higgins et al., 2000, p.141
- ↑ Peel & Willman, 2018, p.381
Bibliography
- Geyer, Gerd, and John S. Peel. 2011. The Henson Gletscher Formation, North Greenland, and its bearing on the global Cambrian Series 2-Series 3 boundary. Bulletin of Geosciences 86. 465–534. Accessed 2018-08-07.
- Higgins, A.K.; N.J. Soper, and A.G. Leslie. 2000. The Ellesmerian and Caledonian Orogenie Belts of Greenland. Polarforschung 68. 141–151. Accessed 2018-08-07.
- Peel, John S., and Sebastian Willman. 2018. The Buen Formation (Cambrian Series 2) biota of North Greenland. Papers in Palaeontology 4. 381–432. Accessed 2018-08-07.
External links
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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