Occurrences of Psigraptus and Chigraptus gen. nov. in the Tremadoc of the Yukon Territory, Canada

Citation
De. Jackson et Ac. Lenz, Occurrences of Psigraptus and Chigraptus gen. nov. in the Tremadoc of the Yukon Territory, Canada, GEOL MAG, 136(2), 1999, pp. 153-157
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE
ISSN journal
00167568 → ACNP
Volume
136
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
153 - 157
Database
ISI
SICI code
0016-7568(199903)136:2<153:OOPACG>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The full stratigraphical context of the type materials of Psigraptus arctic us and II lenzi from Rod; River are given, as well as a new occurrence of t he Psigraptus-Adelograptus Zone in the Upper Canyon, Peel River of Canada's Yukon Territory. A new monotypic genus Chigraptus is created for a quadrir adiate anisograptid graptolite with four unbranched first-order stipes, a h orizontal to slightly reclined rhabdosome and isolate autothecae. The genus is found only at the base of the Early Tremadoc Anisograptus-Staurograptus Zone. Chigraptus may have given rise to the Late Tremadoc Psigraptus by a reduction in first-order stipes and by increased reclination.