Microfossils in metasediments from Prins Karls Forland, western Svalbard

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Knoll, Andrew H., Ohta, Yoshihide
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1988
• Subjects: Svalbard; Prins Karls Forland; Hjelle; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2418; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v6i1.6846

The stratigraphic importance of fossils is never more apparent than in attempts to unravel the complexities of metamorphic terrains. The age and stratigraphic relationships of the thick metasedimentary and metavolcanic succession of Prins Karls Forland, western Svalbard, have been the subject of inv...