The Jurassic of North-East Greenland: Maximum Middle Jurassic transgression in East Greenland: evidence from new ammonite finds, Bjørnedal, Traill Ø

• Main Authors: Alsen, Peter, Surlyk, Finn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 2004
• Subjects: ammonites; Fossilbjerget Formation; Middle Jurassic; Kepplerites tenuifasciculatus Callomon; Pelion; Geology; QE1-996.5; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Greenland; Jameson Land; Traill Ø; Fossilbjerget; Olympen; East Greenland; Traill ø; Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/d78f6cfd92524f1d8f37c3ba67a8691d

A Middle – lower Upper Jurassic sandstone-dominated succession, more than 550 m thick, with mudstone intercalations in the middle part is exposed in Bjørnedal on Traill Ø, North-East Greenland. A number of ammonite assemblages have been found, mainly in the mudstones. Theyindicate the presence of th...