Silurian conodont biostratigraphy and carbon (δ 13 C carb ) isotope stratigraphy of the Victor Mine (V-03-270-AH) core in the Moose River Basin

The Moose River Basin in Ontario, Canada, contains nearly 1 km of Silurian marine strata, and although it has been studied for more than a century, its precise correlation globally has not been constrained. Herein, a core from the Victor Mine in the Moose River Basin was examined for conodont biostr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Authors: Bancroft, Alyssa M., Brunton, Frank R., Kleffner, Mark A.
Other Authors: Jin, Jisuo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2015
Subjects:
Canada
Attawapiskat
Moose River
Severn River
Ekwan
Ekwan River
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2015-0091
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjes-2015-0091
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjes-2015-0091
Description
Summary:The Moose River Basin in Ontario, Canada, contains nearly 1 km of Silurian marine strata, and although it has been studied for more than a century, its precise correlation globally has not been constrained. Herein, a core from the Victor Mine in the Moose River Basin was examined for conodont biostratigraphy and carbonate carbon (δ 13 C carb ) isotope chemostratigraphy to provide a detailed chronostratigraphic framework for the Silurian strata (Severn River, Ekwan River, and Attawapiskat formations) in the Moose River Basin. The recovery of Aspelundia expansa, Aspelundia fluegeli fluegeli, Distomodus staurognathoides, Ozarkodina polinclinata estonica, Pterospathodus eopennatus, and Aulacognathus bullatus, as well as the lower Aeronian, upper Aeronian, lower Telychian (Valgu), and ascending limb of the Sheinwoodian (Ireviken) positive carbonate carbon (δ 13 C carb ) isotope excursions provide significantly improved chronostratigraphic correlation of Llandovery strata in the Moose River Basin.

Similar Items