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Abstract
Several new localities of the trace fossil, 01 pi Ichnites, have been found In the Perao-Carbonlferous strata of northern Nova Scotia. The tral Is at Cape John, Pictou County, Nova Scotia are the largest and the youngest (Early Pen Ian) record to date of this Ichnogenus attributed to myrlapods. At the Saith Point locality the trails are nuaerous, mil preserved and have a turning configuration. Poorly preserved trails are also found near Pugwsh, Carter land County, Nova Scotia. The trails at Smith Point and Pugnaeh are late Nestpnallan In age. These trails are attributed to the giant Carboniferous myrlapod, trthropleur&.
RESUME
Les strates pern-caroonlferes du Nord de la Nouvelle-Ecosse ont llvre plusleurs nouveaux glsennts de la trace fosslle Olplictoltes. Les traces de Cape John, dans le carte de Pictou en Nouvelle-Ecosse, sont les plus larges et les plus Jeunes (Eopenlen) comes a ce jour pour cet Ichnogenre que Ton attrlbue aux lyrlapodes. A la local IW de Silth Point, les Ichnites sont nortreuses, blen preservees et lontrent des trajets en vlrage. On a aussl dteouvert des traces ml preservees pres de Pugnash, dans le coatd de Cuaberland en Nouvel le-Ecosse. Les pistes de Silth Point et de Pugwash sont d'age tardimstphal I en. On attrlbue ces pistes a Artnrop/eura, un lyrlapode geant du Carbon I fere.
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