Abstract
Bryozoans constitute a prolific but poorly known faunal element in most of the Upper Palaeozoic strata in North Greenland. Commonly bryozoans are the dominant fossil group, and occasionally their skeletons are rock-forming. Faunistic and taxonomic investigation has established the presence of at least 21 genera, representing all five Palaeozoic orders of Stenolaemata. However, estimates ofspecies diversity cannot be made until completion of a thorough re-evaluation of species concepts in all the groups present.
Highlights
Bryozoans constitute a prolific but poorly known faunal element in most of the Upper Palaeozoic strata in North Greenland
TroeIsen of the Danish Pearyland Expeditions in 1950 brought back a few specimens from eastern Peary Land (Peel et al, 1974). These authors reported the presence of Fenestrellina and Polypora from Kronprins Christian Land. It was not established how important and widespread bryozoans are in the Upper Palaeozoic sediments of North Greenland until the large scale investigation initiated by the Geological Survey of Greenland (GGU) in 1978
Upper Palaeozoic deposits in North Greenland are related to two structural entities, the East Greenland West Norway Rift Basin and the North Greenland Svalbard Rift Basin, which governed deposition in the early phases of the somewhat loosely defined Wandel Sea Basin
Summary
C. TroeIsen of the Danish Pearyland Expeditions in 1950 brought back a few specimens from eastern Peary Land (Peel et al, 1974). TroeIsen of the Danish Pearyland Expeditions in 1950 brought back a few specimens from eastern Peary Land (Peel et al, 1974) These authors reported the presence of Fenestrellina and Polypora from Kronprins Christian Land. It was not established how important and widespread bryozoans are in the Upper Palaeozoic sediments of North Greenland until the large scale investigation initiated by the Geological Survey of Greenland (GGU) in 1978. All five orders of Palaeozoic Stenolaemata - Trepostomata, Fenestrata, Cystoporata, Cryptostomata and Cyclostomata - may be present in the strata of the Wandel Sea Basin, but their relative abundance is far from equal. Some strata and regions have received little more than cursory attention, we feel that sufficient information has been gathered to present an overview of this important fauna
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