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I ’ fa: a iy oa ROYAL ONTARIO ma : ov HINT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY NO.2: NOTES ON THE OCCURENCE OF FOSSIL FISHES IN THE UPPER DEVONIAN OF MAGUASHA, QUEBEC BY Loris S. Russell DECEMBER, [939 LIBRARIE Pubieshed-by.autnority of tae Board” of Trustees ioyal Ontario useun setae Piapede Toren vO, YUdRais Price, Lo cents NOTES ON THE OCCURRENCE OF FOSSIL FISHES IN THE UPPER DEVONIAN OF MAGUASHA, QUEBEC By Loris S. Russell Assistant Director of Vertebrate Palaeontology During the field season of 1938 the Royal Ontario Museum of Palaeontology sent a collecting expedition to the Palaeozoic fish localities of Gaspé and New Brunswick. The party consisted of the writer and khirs. Russell, and Mr. L. Sternberg. Collections were ob- tained from the Upper Devonian of Maguasha, P.Q., the Middle. Devonian of Campbellton, New Brunswick, the Lower Mississippian of Albert Mines, New Brunswick, and the Upper Silurian of Nerepis, near Saint John, N.B. In the course of the collecting operations, the writer made numerous observations on the location and geological occurrence of the fossils. The “studies made at Maguasha were the most detailed, and yielded the most data, and it seemed desirable that these should be published. However, it was learned -from local collectors that similar observations had been made previously by the British palaeontologists, W. Graham-Smith and T.S. Westoll. Accordingly, the writ- er delayed publication in order that the work of these authors should have the priority it deserved. As no publication on the subject has yet come to the writer's attention, and as it seems improbable that such will appear. in the near future, the results of the writer's stratigraphical observations -at Maguasha are here offered, in the hope that future collections - and perhaps some of those obtained in the past - can be given amore detailed geological assignment than has been attempted hitherto. Geographical location. The settlement of Maguasha West is situated on the southwest side of the Caspé peninsula, on the shores of Escuminac bay. This is part of a body of water that is both the upper end of ‘Chaleur bay and the estuary .of Restigouche river. Maguasha West is opposite the lumbering centre of Dal- housie ,New Brunswick, mony to palaeontologists as the Ary - ‘ 7 7 oh A 4 : y | ane Tee Ee Mine ante ie . qgolotaosaiet etatders sy ie as a =, => "oF ~~ ; ‘J - _ | , test Seated Ievot ed? 8081 id adases Sier> ed? s¢f% ao sa, & & é 7 ps aaa il , weteookides » Iaee ee a ienead 20 Owes > er ——~ - : igi wot tae Scns sifaoot dalt slosecesiat fi Oe Lo " ry, i J A sai tue t¢ ; batetacoo “(iteq ed? .aoh - it hua a@a@ =r i dreret= 4 7f bas . ieheut = 49 oe: é was 4 *,< a 4 an as vieadnet % bnovedt eqqW edt mort beak u ar i j a : he . : waturst] * sotifedqme) 16 Gein Cc y'4 P 1° ht Oud * ; te n . oie ' or ” ae : raiiA ‘IO 28 settee ny - oi 7 ¢ di - ' ; i rst rom a astauLis sBag) é at ete « . . De Z } 9g yh OD att ma d of ¥ = af * ad - a i ry a. a : - t ~'* ; 7 7% rco¢G a <— P , > =" .? tL = nisms : 54 1 3 r * ig : ait ; 2 oS: ~~ g..6i0 ty ¥ jee 4a = —_ 7 : . » Le 5 i Hf j : r _ ie. Ve : a , on a7 SOC # J { | “Je 8 . epee 74 4 | ‘ 4 sot inetc ; u) * alte A as . Mew — - P “~, i) if if Gs 7e i bad & | 4 ‘ . ’ y : bite, a - A, ~ S » 4 ae % P cy *t 4 Ka Mary uh — Zz << + * aA*s é oo - — ee — % t | rod = ee ° Sy fe ~ _ moe nw s TO RC mn me © gan eye 8 nee locality of important Lower Devonian invertebrates. The nearest railway station is Nouvelle (St. Jean l'Evangeliste post office) on the Gaspe line of the Canadian National Railways. Maguasha West is part of the old Shoolbred seign- .fory, which, in accordance with the custom of New France, was diviced into long, narrow lots extending from the water-front inland (pl. 1). As shown by the names on the map, the present ovmers of the lots in- clude persons of English as weil as French descent. Among the French, one may recognize both the Norman and Brevon racial characteristies. Almost alii of the inhabitants are bilingual. Farming and saimon fishing are the principal industries. The scenery on Escuminae bay is very impressive. ' The broad are of the shore sweeps around from Fleurant point on the west to beyond the Maguasha wharr, where the trend then becomes convex. Alli along this stretch is a wide gravelly beach, easily traversible except at extreme high tide. From the beach the grey sea-cliffs rise to heights of from 10 to over 100 feet, except in the vicinity of the wharf. It is in these cliffs that the fossils occur. Commencing at the cliff summit the land rises gradually for some distance, forming the main area of farms. Eventually it becomes rugged and wodded. About haif-way between Fleurant and Maguasha West the upland almost assumes the character ofa mountain, with a bold seaward searp composed of brick- red outcrops of the Bonaventure formation. This fea- ture wes named by John M. Clarke the "Hugh Miller CLiAgi S's Collectors working at Maguasha ean find aecomed:: ation at Dalhousie.utilizing the ferry to and fron the field. If equipped with an automobile, they ean re= - gide in. the hotel at Nouvelle or at the inn at Escumi- - Mae. The travelling distance from Nouvelle to Magne sha West is about four miles, over aroad that is rough in places but usually passable. From Esevpina- one drives to Escuminae Flats, thence along the eoast to Fleurant and Maguasha West, a total. distance of over seven miles. The road is good as far as Fleuvrant, but the remainder, along the base of the Hugh Miller ee ee ee 2 | MeN i « —— oe OA LI I EOE ate eatin AD GGT gy el em Tg ah a a A eo ln a pari me ath nel ae P J t . / a — - = - —- —. aaa —_ elt ee — —_— a ee ae cliffs, should not be attempted in wet weather, when the longer route via Nouvelle may be used. As noted above, the land ovmers av iaguasha West each possess a portion of the water front, including the sea-cliffs, where present. As the titles includes ownership of the "minerals", it is necessary for the fossil eollector to arrange with the ovmer for excava- tion rights before beginning work at any site. Unfor- tunately, some recent collectors here,in their natur- al impulse towards generosity, have created a false impression of the monetary value of the fossils. The neweomer.to Maguasha must therefore be prepared for a certain amount of bargaining. A further complication exists in the rivalry between Jloral collectors, so that if one reaches an agreement with one "camp" he may find it more difficult to negotiate with the other. Much time and trouble will be saved by employing one of the local collectors, of whom Euclide Plourde and Theodore Roy are the most active. From the following notes the prospective collector should be able to de- cide what places he wishes to work, and make his ar- rangements accordingly. Stratigraphy. The geology in the vicinity of. Maguasha West has been described by R.W. Ells, John ti dole Clarke, #.cty Kindle, “anders. "Alcock. It has been shown that the structure here is an anticline, trend- ing somewhat north of east, and having its axis in- tersecting the shore line in the vicinity of Maguasha wherf. It is because of this condition that the fish- bearing beds occur both west of the wharf, dipping gently mnorth-westward, and south-east of the wharf, dipping strongly south-eastward. The fish-bearing beds were designated the Escumi- nac formation by Kindle (1930, p. 84}. The descrip- tion given by that author is as follows. "Crey argil- laceous shales and sandy shale interbedded with shaly and thin-bedded sandstone terminating [above] in a 16- foot member of reddish beds. Fossil fish and fine plant fossils." A more extended description is given by Alcock (1935, p. 88), from which we may quote the first paragraph. "The Escuminac formation consists of grey, thin-bedded sandstones, shaly sandstones, Me) and Oe eR NN me ’ = aerate ERTS FT See ae Spe ops FEA in nn esinamnmeen men ie means EN ORL CLT LETT TLIO TE LI TOTTI ET OT | we aby ont eohtis eid eh ory) bite there Pee Bl pesqnetse Pe Me bone ad ye allevuott iv fer angyot att Me Youle adenegr'es ateawo heal ait ,avods hate PA i y poate tore, 062 20. SOETICE & sammoag dose 7 itasnest asede SETELo-mee add a 7 ats wei yuwegeoca 3 st ;"elecants” edt Bq! 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Shale inter beds between layers of sandstone commonly show ripple-marks. seitue Sbhec opticwont to soizecto to. sesoblvE .»aake cele -“priitvie el atthetben otsrinoevensh Inesd to roid beorohi "es aol -tuwtiw 963 To reze-itu0e sosteos eit ta amrode Uf 14 » Bovakeewe oe Jon ef 22 gozotvo atetsew sige 2S . 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Note: proportions of shale and sandstone vary laterally Sandstone and shale, as above. Note: sand- stone lens at one point expands dovm 8 feet from top of this member. the sand- stone being grey-buff. fine-grained, mas- Sive to thiniy bedded, with iarge spheroidal concretion: Shaie, grey and greenish grey, fissile, with some thin, irregular. indurated beds \) Indurated bed, persistent _ Shale, as above _ TIndurated bed, persistent Shale, as above (fossil zone No. 4 about 8 to 9 feet from top) indurated bed, very persistent Shale, as above Indurated bed Shaie, as above | Alternating shale, as above, and indurated beds up to i foot in thivekness Shale, as above, with indurated beds, some of which are persistent (fossil zone No. 3 | +9) 20 LWA: 22 ——— nnn imnneell er omer a eee S.i ¢3 Nae he dike . 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Total thickness of Escuminac formation,about 3578 feet. The thickness determined by tne writer agrees very closely with the figure (370 feet) given by Kindle, indicating that the two measurements were obtained in about the same manner. It is unlikely that a non- marine formation, especially one with an erosional up- per limit, would retain a uniform thickness over any great distance. Fossil zones. The term zone is employed here be- cause of the rather indefinite vertical range of the fossils. There seems to be an association between the indurated layers and the fossils, although there are many such layers that are unfossiliferous. The normal collecting method consists of excavating along the zone and removing slabs as large as possible of the shale or indurated rock. Common practice is to crack such slabs through the middle and examine the fresh edges for signs of bone. Plates of Bothriolepis ap- pear in this manner as dark, angulate lines, while the "scale-fishes", Eusthenopteron and Scaumenacia, show as fine, wavy or speckled lines, with a peculiar crys- talline texture. A little experience permits the col- lector to recognize the presence of a fossil without resorting to such drastic methods. Gentle bulges on the surface of the slab, usually with a glossy apvear- ance, almost certainly indicate the presence of a fos- sil beneath. If the slab in question is of moderate | to small size, and subcircular in outline (the rounded concretions of authors) it will probably be found to contain remains of Bothriolepis. Often a small por- tion of the plates projects through the surface. The larger, more angular pieces usually carry Eusthenop- | i teron. Owing to the div or the’ strata, most of the fossil zones are limited in outcrop to certain portions of | the cliffs. In the following paragraphs this distri- bution is discussed, with some hints as to the best location for working. The cormoner types of fossils Occurring in each zone are indicated. 7 ane ee ee Oe j { 1 ! { t 1 : j } ; i ‘ots . epee? OVE iinet nah semto% oeckuoed 3 i a ed sande yay petbatt qf aeovty (geo% OFS) omrglt. od@ atte koaol om oT? : w wa euoretitieeoins eta teddy eteyst ous = She eA a * bh 7 : i i > op ee sowsge tality oft ve hoatmeetas eaentolds oc? ge bentatdo e199 stacuetusnem omy en? dont guiteotts «son an fade » gilw wheres , dele 28? 30 eORe ue 4 i off elidw ,e°n wode .sinendens0c Dae rpogda ye2olg & Fs ~~ ano? -# IO sougeosg att efaestbhat yviasslteo teonts eiptobom 16 wt soliasup.92 gaia edt 21 - -teeee bodavor oft) aptitvo of ~pfypatodes bean ,6ule 22 aoe of Bavet o¢ eidedoty Lite 33 {etoditve 3° sop 3191 -soq Liane & 56J70 ab cede sd so8 to talenet hee ad? .coeTtiwe aie Ranke bt ejostory sereig add, to @ —gonotseie YTT0° elieueys seoelg THiS. stOm «4 > okie Liasot ads lo fcom , Weis ‘adt Yo qib-ed¢. of gaiwoy so exclitod atstieo oF qomeHe gi betinif om e wPeyeth stds sdgome seq giieotiot ent at -.eTirios good eft Of ae ejnid. moa atl pbeesvoe th af - ae ‘gtleect Io sagyd seuciame Get pat Binow 107 80s 2 _Seonekiadt tis aoa; foce mt as i Fossil Zone No. 1 This occurs near the base of the formation, as in- dicateds.inithe above section. Its principal outcrop is in the low sea-cliff on the property of Emile Roy, but -it has also been reached by excavations on the beach in front of Antoine Plourde’s lot. The fauna includes,..Bothriolepis, Scaumenacia, and .very fine acanthodians. , Fossil Zone No. 2 Proceeding upwards in the formation, or westward along the beach, the next zone is encountered in the low cliiir fronting the lot’ of Antoine’-Piourde, just east of the mouth of a small creek. The cormonest fossils here are acanthodians, but they seem to be uniformly smaller than those of zone No. l. It is here also that the problematical remains of Scaumenel- la mesacanthi Graham-Smith occur, known to the loca! collectors as “pin-fish". Fossil Zone No. 3 This, according to the writer's observations, is - the richest zone in the formation. It rises from the beach near the eastern edge of Alexis Roy‘s propery, and can be traced to the east diagonally up the clifi fronting the lot owned by George Hayes. A very pro- mising spot occurs at the highest outcrop of the zone, just west of where it disappears under the drift, bu. . this is a little awkward to reach. The abundant fauna includes fine specimens of Bothriolepis, Eusthenopter- on, Scaumenacia, and occasionai acanthodians. A few plant remains also occur here. Fossil Zone No. 4 - This outcrops near the western edge of Alexis Roy's property, and. the fossils occur high on the cliff. The writer obtained specimens of Bothrio:epis and Scaumenacia from here, but no extensive collection \ Kao Liavays® Cals éaout eff pig e! afte TF ike 4 daoxt al doned sail yer Binpgerussk aebedonkay) vecetbodtneom: ; z sei eno thaw a. A. bixeseew tb edd eeco adi at shaewye gathoasor’ ee ad? ni Degnéstpotas *t encs Jxen af) dosed ade, gaots sunt , Sbtvold entoraa ‘to tol ade peitcost Tithe saenomon onl _«aewto Liem #8 to. divom si3 29, ed o¢ meen pedi cud ,anolboteneae pte ered eller et tf «f Ol nuce Yo ‘oeods ante toile yirro? A aeanuan’ to thieaet Isottanoldexy sd? tadt vale « ‘ono! ov mwemt ..1v09co 8 dz bi-aecaw a vamoc¥evesedo atresia oa? of ativan ice = it wot? teatt #1 .coiterrot ad¢ gh sade ssedelt team “eiveqeng 2 QOH sttelA Yo eghe stedage 902 dosed sh ia thiio att qv Yifsncgeth teen odd OF beset? ed sap baa — .o saes {teen ; sores | rit: 2 7 a tf "eo oe att peed eee tO egbe “mressew edt: teed ste no dpi web ellewot “age 2 algo. ai tot Yo sasmioare | < aolsoeLloo evinnstxe on te ‘aed a ‘ : * ‘ Fossil, Zone \ No.5 This occurs near the top of the formation. The exact geographical location was not deternined, but it is probably in lot 200, owned by Emmanuel Landry. At this point the beds appear to te horizontal, due to -he coincidence of the plane of outcrop with the strike. The zone persists for at least several hun- ired feet along the cliff. Specimens of Bothriolepis rere obtained here, and fine examples of Eusthenopter- m are said to occur. The most abundant fossils are ‘eautiful plant fronds, the commonest being those of he genus Archseopteris. Owing to the high position “ume cliffs, .this zone. is:-a Littie «difficult to ‘ork. Fossil Zone No. 6 This is the only zone examined by the writer im he outcrops south-east of the wharf. It rises from he beach on lot 186, owned by Theodore Roy, and ex- emqgs diagonally upward across the cliff on lot 187, Meeproverty of George Hayes. It is muck more easily ecessible on Roy's iot than on Hayes's. The exact sere: Poieel vpyoesition was not determined, but it ppears to be approximately the same as thet of zone 9. 3, west of the wharf. The faune includes Eusthen- oteron. Scaumenacia, Cheirolenis canadensis, and dthrioiepis. re Aree | ETE er ae ee oe eS A ERE Se cee ON AE NOS OR) ' ‘ 4 ¢ "5 ¢ 4 i ~~ ~ - ‘ tee d 7 \ weg i ~~ Pd ‘ oad - é 4 | } ‘ \ = ’ } - se — be \ a v = q 7 I a ae ne References Alcock, F. J. (1935): Geology of Chaleur Bay region; Geol. Surv., Canada, Memoir 183. Clarke, J.M. (1911): Notes on the Geology ot the Culf of St. Lawrence III Stratigraphy of the Devoniec fish beds at Migouasha, -Province of Quebec; New York State Museum, Bull. 149, pp.J28-130, pis. 9-11. ae Clarke, J.M. (1913); Dalhousie and the Gaspe peninsula - Scaumenac bay; Twelfth Inter. Geol. Cong. Guide Book No. 1, pt. 1, po. 11lS-liSy 2 ipis: | Ells, R. W. (1881): Report on the geology of northern New Brunswick; Geol. Surv., Canada, Rept. Prog. 187S-80, pt. D. , j aL Ells, R. W. (1883): Report on the geology of northern and eastern New Brunswick; Geol. Surv., Canada, Rept. Prog. 1880-81-82, pt. D. Kindle, E. M. (1930): Stratigraphic relations of the Upver Devonian beds and the Bonaventure conglo- merate, at Escuminac bay, Quebec; Geol.. Surv.; Canada, Summ. Rent. 1928, pt. C. pp. G5=-89, 1 pla: 10° : ad? Uo Ygoloed ed? wo ae? a att to ‘wilgarpttost® » | poefeup to exetvers ,adenyog ht in iq «= DEL-BSiugy fet . Leg ateoeued awndssoa te feog oft co sxsqe®t + avs | , afinned fe™ « «loop ¢%o fuaaierd welt rrelaso fea: a ne 7 ie -@ «VG , 28-18-088 L 9027 - 7908 les to snoifeier otdqermize sa s(008L) Of. , ‘mipigacs erabueranc€ edt bas ebed asinovold wags |) :8apt «kOe josde® . xed osmiuee ¢e “etaram oa oefq £ ,O6+08 ig¢ -9 .tq .OS0L .dqeH ewe =. chee | AE eco caboend a a Lik pie oo. in t's - >» we ‘ 5 iy ue ‘ ca Ta ; cm i ; Pasa T bhcl Fleurant Point ESCUMINAC BAY Dalhousie, N.B. 66°25' 66°20' SCALE. T INCH = + MIELE ot 184,George Connors Lot 197,Ludger Roy oti3s, ve os Lot 198, vacant ot 186, Théodore Roy Lot 199, " ot 187, George Hayes Lot 200, Emmanuel Landry ot 188, Michael Norton Lot 201, vacant ot 139, James Norton. Lot 202, David Wafer ot 190, Henry and William Wafer Lot 203,Clarence Edwands moi, LT. Landry Lot 204, Harry Wafer ot 192, Emile Roy Lot 205, Thomas Bailley 0t193B, Antoine ~Plourde Lot 206, David Wafer 0t193A, Frederick Letourneau Lot 207, | oti94¢, George Hayes Lot 208, Alfred Gre oti9s, Alexi Roy Lot 209, Wallace Dickey otige, Plate I. 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