Paleontologic Evidence of Marine Sediments in the Eureka Sound Formation of Ellesmere Island, Arctic Archipelago, N.W.T., Canada

Paleontologic investigation of the early Tertiary Eureka Sound Formation on Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., demonstrates the presence of well developed marine beds in that unit, which was previously considered almost completely terrestrial. This new interpretation is based largely upon the occurrence of remains of foraminifers and fish at four localities.