“Antarctic on fire”: Paleo-wildfire events associated with volcanic deposits in the Antarctic Peninsula during the Late Cretaceous

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Manfroi, Joseline, Trevisan, Cristine, Dutra, Tânia Lindner, Jasper, André, Carvalho, Marcelo De Araujo, Aquino, Francisco Eliseu, Leppe, Marcelo
• Other Authors: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2023
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; King George Island; Price Point; South Shetland Islands; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Brazilian Antarctic Program
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1048754; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2023.1048754/full

The occurrence of paleo-wildfire events during the Campanian age of the Late Cretaceous is demonstrated in this study for the first time with deposits from the King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula. With the aim of providing information that fills important paleoenvironment...