Wood Bay Formation

Geologic formation in Svalbard, Norway

Wood Bay Formation

Stratigraphic range: Pragian–Emsian
Type| Formation
Unit of| Andrée Land Group
Underlies| Grey Hoek Formation
Overlies| Ben Nevis Formation
Location
Region| Spitsbergen, 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

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| Taxon | Reclassified taxon | Taxon falsely reported as present | Dubious taxon or junior synonym | Ichnotaxon | Ootaxon | Morphotaxon

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Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; ~~crossed out~~ taxa are discredited.

### Acanthodians

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Acanthodians reported from the Wood Bay Formation

Genus | Species | Presence  | Material | Notes | Images
Undichna | U. septemsulcata |  | A fish trace fossil.[2] | Likely formed by an acanthodian (possibly Diplacanthus).  |

### Jawless fish

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Jawless fish reported from the Wood Bay Formation

Genus | Species | Presence  | Material | Notes | Images
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

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Sarcopterygians reported from the Wood Bay Formation

Genus | Species | Presence  | Material | Notes | Images
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

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* Earth sciences portal
* Norway portal
* Paleontology portal

* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Norway

## References

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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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d e f g h 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. ^ a b 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.

* Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.

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