Early development and flysch sedimentation in Ordovician Taconic foreland basin, west-central Newfoundland

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: González-Bonorino, Gustavo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1990
• Subjects: Green Point; Lower Head; Ramp The; Shallow Bay; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e90-133; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e90-133

During the Early to Late Ordovician the Taconic foredeep in west-central Newfoundland evolved from an underfilled to an overfilled state in response to cratonward advance, thickening, and erosion of the Taconic Orogen. Early orogen-derived sediment in the foreland basin consisted of middle(?) to lak...