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Ostracods from the Late Triassic (Norian) of Yukon, Canada: new taxonomic and palaeobiogeographic insights

Publié dansRivista italiana di paleontologia e stratigrafia, vol. 128, no. 2, p. 325-368
Date de mise en ligne2022-03-30
Résumé

The present work investigates the significance of Late Triassic ostracods from the Yukon Territory, Canada, and adds to the scientific knowledge of the taxonomy of these organisms during the Norian, which remain poorly documented and understood. Fifteen limestone samples representing distinct marine palaeoenvironments cropping out at Lime Peak, Stikinia terrane, provided 90 species, including 9 newly described: Alatobairdia? sohni n. sp., Bairdia aksala n. sp., B. taan n. sp., B. yukonensis n. sp., Cornutobairdia yukonella n. sp., Lobobairdia whitella n. sp., Mirabairdia canadia n. sp., Hungarella limella n. sp., Leviella riedeli n. sp. Most assemblages point to neritic conditions in the photic zone. A similarity analysis demonstrates the distinct composition of reef-related and algae-related ostracod assemblages. The ostracod-algae associations in Lime Peak reveal that the affinity of Bairdiidae for algae (Dasycladaleans in the case of Lime Peak) was already established in the Norian. A faunal link is identified during the Norian between eastern and western Panthalassa and Japan, in line with studies on other taxa. The flux of species between eastern Panthalassa and Tethyan areas appears very unbalanced in the Late Triassic with most migrations originating from the Tethys. Further data from other Middle and Upper Triassic Panthalassan localities and stages (i.e. Ladinian and Carnian) are needed to confirm whether this apparent trend is due to sampling bias or reflects real dispersal fluxes.

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Mots-clés
  • Marine ostracods
  • Norian
  • Panthalassa
  • Ostracod-algae association
  • Palaeobiogeography
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FOREL, Marie-Béatrice et al. Ostracods from the Late Triassic (Norian) of Yukon, Canada: new taxonomic and palaeobiogeographic insights. In: Rivista italiana di paleontologia e stratigrafia, 2022, vol. 128, n° 2, p. 325–368.
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