JOHAN KL-Eli. |SKC. ARCT. KXP. FRAM 



Introduction. 



According to PKM Scm;i's inve-tigations. the beautifully developed 

 Devonian Series at (ioose Fiord in Ellesmere Land fall into two ea>il\ 

 recou-ni-ed divi.-iou-. A lower one, at least .VK) metres in thirkue.--. 

 is mainly composed of dark limestone and schists, with a more or less 

 rich marine fauna. This series, D, appears in the section.- on hoth 

 sides of Goose Fiord, from Borgen to the fool of Mom it Varg. ami 

 fniin the inner Fide to Skrap Valley. This is succeeded hy an upper, 

 massive series, mainly consisting of ojuartz sandstone, which consti- 

 tutes the mountains on hoth sides of the inner part of (loose Fiord. 

 ."->' HI i names this upper portion Series E. It presents an entirely diffe- 

 rent fane- development to the lower series, and contains in certain 

 horizons only, fosn'ls of plants and fishes. The former have heen descrihed 

 1 1\ (!. N. \THOKST. 



The ichlhyological remains which I shall descrihe in the following. 

 with few exception.-- helong to the upper series F. Only one specimen 

 i- in our possession from the lower marine series D. 



I. Fish Remains From Series D. 



In his preliminary report. SCHKI mentions lish remains troin two 

 hori/ons. l)g and Di, of the lower marine series D According to the 

 notes which I made during my first examination of SCHKI'S material 

 there \\a- al-o our fish remain from Dh. In the material to hand we 

 have only this lasl >pecimen. The others unfortunately mu>l he aumed 

 to he lo-t. In my first exammalion of the material 1 noted lrace> ol 

 i 'nrraxlrtis (V). The determination, however. wa> \ery uncertain. A- 

 r-gard> Di I noted a large >.-ale of I lolu/ili/i'li in*, which i> found in 

 thi> hori/on with a ipiantity of imi^^le^ (principally Modioworpha sp.i. 

 Gastropodes and numerous -penmen- of a ^fiifi/i-r which according to 

 ' I.. Mi 'HI;'.- delei iniiiation is Xfririfrr ht/l<tlnx SCII.M-K. Tin- fauna 

 i- an impoverished marine fauna, or po.-sihly a rudimentary hracki-h 

 water lamia 



