Paleoenvironment of the Cerro Negro Formation (Aptian, Early Cretaceous) of Snow Island, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
• Main Authors: ALESSANDRA SANTOS, ENELISE KATIA PIOVESAN, JULIANA GUZMÁN, CRISTIAN D. USMA, LUIZ CARLOS WEINSCHÜTZ, RADARANY JASMINE M. DOS SANTOS, GUSTAVO R. OLIVEIRA, RODRIGO G. FIGUEIREDO, JOÃO HENRIQUE Z. RICETTI, EVERTON WILNER, JULIANA M. SAYÃO, ALEXANDER W.A. KELLNER
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2022
• Subjects: Antarctica; Cretaceous; palynology; sedimentology; geochemistry; Science; Q; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Cerro Negro; Snow Island; President Head; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202220201944; https://doaj.org/article/31f3932ebae24a2d833c59e7cd583f23

Abstract A study of macro and microfacies, palynoflora and palynofacies of the non-marine Cerro Negro Formation at President Head Peninsula, Snow Island, northwest of the Antarctic Peninsula, was developed. Two assemblages were recognized: Palynofacies assemblage 1 (P1) at the base of the section wi...