Fossil cold-water corals (Scleractinia and Gorgonacea) from the Burdwood Reef, Argentina Republic

• Published in: Acta Geológica Lilloana
• Main Authors: Isla, Federico Ignacio, Lamarchina, Salvador, Zamponi, Mauricio Oscar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Nacional del Tucumán
• Subjects: Cold-water corals; Scleractinia; Gorgonacea; Burdwood Bank; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Drake Passage; Argentina; Fósiles; Rocas; Pasaje; Pasaje de Drake; Rocosa; Antarc*; Antártica; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/221766

The Burdwood Bank is a rocky platform emerging from the abyssal plain to depths of 50-100 m between the South Atlantic Ocean and the Drake Passage. Regarding its geological affinity, it has a composition similar to the Staten Island (Isla de los Estados), therefore aligned to the Andes-Darwin Cordil...