The conodont fauna of the Stonehouse Formation, Arisaig, Nova Scotia.

Abstract

Conodonts from the Stonehouse Formation of Arisaig, Nova Scotia, include species reported from the Silurian section of the Karnic Alps by Walliser. In particular, the costeinhornensis zone is represented and the faunal list includes the following: Ligonodina elegans Walliser, Lonchodina detorta Walliser, Lonchodina greilingi Walliser, Lonchodina sp. indet., Ozarkodina typica denckmanni Ziegler, Ozarkodina cf. jaegeri and Trichonodella inconstans Walliser. In addition, two new species of the genus Neoprioniodus are present together with some fish fragments.