(Table 1) Stratigraphic occurrence and fossil content of fossiliferous horizons in southern north Victoria Land ...

In contrast to the adjacent parts of the Transantarctic Mountains, the Mesozoic macrofossil record of north Victoria Land remains poorly documented. During the Ninth German Antarctic North Victoria Land Expedition (GANOVEX IX 2005/2006) twelve fossil sites in southern north Victoria Land were discov...

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Main Authors: Bomfleur, Benjamin, Schneider, Jörg W, Schöner, Robert, Viereck-Götte, Lothar, Kerp, Hans
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2011
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.847230
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.847230
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Summary:In contrast to the adjacent parts of the Transantarctic Mountains, the Mesozoic macrofossil record of north Victoria Land remains poorly documented. During the Ninth German Antarctic North Victoria Land Expedition (GANOVEX IX 2005/2006) twelve fossil sites in southern north Victoria Land were discovered and sampled. Fossils from the Triassic to Early Jurassic Section Peak Formation were collected from Archambault Ridge, Anderton Glacier, Skinner Ridge, Timber Peak, Vulcan Hills, Runaway Hills, Section Peak and Shafer Peak. These localities have yielded abundant fossil wood and compressions of horsetails, ferns, and seed ferns. In addition, several beetle elytra were found at Timber Peak. Fossil localities of the overlying Shafer Peak Formation and Exposure Hill-type deposits occur at Shafer Peak and in the Mount Carson area, and have yielded various trace fossils, permineralized wood, leaf compressions, and conchostracans. Two newly discovered fossil sites are associated with the late Early Jurassic ... : Supplement to: Bomfleur, Benjamin; Schneider, Jörg W; Schöner, Robert; Viereck-Götte, Lothar; Kerp, Hans (2011): Fossil sites in the continental Victoria and Ferrar groups (Triassic–Jurassic) of North Victoria Land, Antarctica. Polarforschung, 80(2), 88-99 ...