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

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

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

Acanthodians reported from the Wood Bay Formation
GenusSpeciesPresence MaterialNotesImages
Undichna U. septemsulcata A fish trace fossil.[2] Likely formed by an acanthodian (possibly Diplacanthus).

Jawless fish

Jawless fish reported from the Wood Bay Formation
GenusSpeciesPresence MaterialNotesImages
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

Sarcopterygians reported from the Wood Bay Formation
GenusSpeciesPresence MaterialNotesImages
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

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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. 1 2 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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