A preliminary report on coprolites from the Late Triassic part of the Kap Stewart Formation, Jameson Land, East Greenland

The basal part of the Triassic-Jurassic (Rhaetian-Sinemurian) Kap Stewart Formation, exposed at Jameson Land, East Greenland, yields an extensive coprolite collection from black, parallel-laminated mudstone (“paper shale”), representing an open lacustrine system. Preliminary investigations show thre...

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Main Authors: Milàn, Jesper, Clemmensen, Lars B, Adolphsen, Jan Schulz, Estrup, Eliza Jarl, Frobøse, Nicolai, Klein, Nicole, Mateus, Octavio, Wings, Oliver
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Greenland
Jameson Land
Kap
Kap Stewart
East Greenland
Online Access:https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/a-preliminary-report-on-coprolites-from-the-late-triassic-part-of-the-kap-stewart-formation-jameson-land-east-greenland(a7ab2413-9882-4a65-8113-2d886f175d94).html
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Summary:The basal part of the Triassic-Jurassic (Rhaetian-Sinemurian) Kap Stewart Formation, exposed at Jameson Land, East Greenland, yields an extensive coprolite collection from black, parallel-laminated mudstone (“paper shale”), representing an open lacustrine system. Preliminary investigations show three different types of coprolites: elongated cylindrical masses, composed of irregularly wrapped layers; elongated cylindrical masses with constriction marks; and spirally-coiled specimens.

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