Archive for July 14th, 2014

First Record of Eocene Bony Fishes and Crocodyliforms from Canada’s Western Arctic

Discovery of Eocene non-marine vertebrates, including crocodylians, turtles, bony fishes, and mammals in Canada’s High Arctic was a critical paleontological contribution of the last century because it indicated that this region of the Arctic had been mild, temperate, and ice-free during the early – middle Eocene (~53–50 Ma), despite being well above the Arctic Circle. […]