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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A mystery from the Middle Devonian of Ontario, Canada
Source info:
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| Date: | 2016-03-11 05:01:42 |
| Blog: | Wooster Geologists  |
| URL: | http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2016/03/11/woosters-fossil-of-the-week-a-mystery-from-the-middle-devonian-of-ontario-canada/ |
Summary:
This week’s fossil is a strange one. Mr. Darrell Ellis collected the above tiny specimen from the Hungry Hollow Member (Middle Devonian) at the famous Hungry Hollow location near Arkona, Ontario. (He also took this excellent photograph.) In the classic way exploratory paleontology works, he contacted an expert, my friend Olev Vinn at the University […]Content analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Middle Devonian [1] Hungry Hollow Member [1] |
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| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Middle Devonian [0.5] Devonian [0.5] Paleozoic [0.5] Phanerozoic [0.5] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkona | CA | 43.075 | -81.8331 |
| Ontario | CA | 49.3843 | -84.7563 |
Keywords:
Arkona, Canada, Ellis, excellent photograph, famous Hungry Hollow, Fossil, friend Olev Vinn, Hungry Hollow Member, location, Middle Devonian, Mr. Darrell, mystery, Ontario, Ontario., tiny specimen, Uncategorized, way exploratory paleontology, Wooster, works
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