Sedimentary basins on the east flank of the Antarctic Peninsula: proposed nomenclature
The first fossils from Antarctica were collected from Seymour Island in December 1892, during the voyage of the Jason under Captain C.A. Larsen. The Swedish South Polar Expedition of 1901–1903, led by Otto Nordenskjöld, proved that there were extensive deposits of fossiliferous Cretaceous and Tertia...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102092000695 2024-09-15T17:48:39+00:00 Sedimentary basins on the east flank of the Antarctic Peninsula: proposed nomenclature Del Valle, R.A. Elliot, D.H. Macdonald, D.I.M. 1992 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102092000695 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102092000695 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 4, issue 4, page 477-478 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 journal-article 1992 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102092000695 2024-07-31T04:04:38Z The first fossils from Antarctica were collected from Seymour Island in December 1892, during the voyage of the Jason under Captain C.A. Larsen. The Swedish South Polar Expedition of 1901–1903, led by Otto Nordenskjöld, proved that there were extensive deposits of fossiliferous Cretaceous and Tertiary sedimentary rock in the James Ross Island area. This was confirmed by later geological mapping (Bibby 1966). Subsequent investigations have led to the establishment of various lithostratigraphic schemes (e.g. Ineson et al. 1986), and interpretation of the sedimentary history in terms of basin evolution (Elliot 1988, Macdonald et al. 1988). Unfortunately, different names have been proposed for the depositional basin, with consequent confusion. The purpose of this note is to review previous usage and propose a new consistent nomenclature for the sedimentary basins east of the Antarctic Peninsula. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Science Antarctica James Ross Island Otto Nordenskjöld Ross Island Seymour Island Cambridge University Press Antarctic Science 4 4 477 478 |
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The first fossils from Antarctica were collected from Seymour Island in December 1892, during the voyage of the Jason under Captain C.A. Larsen. The Swedish South Polar Expedition of 1901–1903, led by Otto Nordenskjöld, proved that there were extensive deposits of fossiliferous Cretaceous and Tertiary sedimentary rock in the James Ross Island area. This was confirmed by later geological mapping (Bibby 1966). Subsequent investigations have led to the establishment of various lithostratigraphic schemes (e.g. Ineson et al. 1986), and interpretation of the sedimentary history in terms of basin evolution (Elliot 1988, Macdonald et al. 1988). Unfortunately, different names have been proposed for the depositional basin, with consequent confusion. The purpose of this note is to review previous usage and propose a new consistent nomenclature for the sedimentary basins east of the Antarctic Peninsula. |
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Sedimentary basins on the east flank of the Antarctic Peninsula: proposed nomenclature |
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Sedimentary basins on the east flank of the Antarctic Peninsula: proposed nomenclature |
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Sedimentary basins on the east flank of the Antarctic Peninsula: proposed nomenclature |
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Sedimentary basins on the east flank of the Antarctic Peninsula: proposed nomenclature |
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Sedimentary basins on the east flank of the Antarctic Peninsula: proposed nomenclature |
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sedimentary basins on the east flank of the antarctic peninsula: proposed nomenclature |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Science Antarctica James Ross Island Otto Nordenskjöld Ross Island Seymour Island |
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