Triassic conodonts from Svalbard and their Boreal correlations

Conodont faunas are described from Triassic sections of Svalbard, and their occurrences are locally correlated with established ammonoid zones. With a synthesis of previous conodont-based publications, the current work presents a taxonomically up-to-date compilation of conodont data for the Triassic...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Nakrem, Hans Arne, Orchard, Michael J., Weitschat, Wolfgang, Hounslow, Mark W., Beatty, Tyler W., Mørk, Atle
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2008
Subjects:
Arctic
Svalbard
Polar Research
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2905
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v27i3.6190
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Summary:Conodont faunas are described from Triassic sections of Svalbard, and their occurrences are locally correlated with established ammonoid zones. With a synthesis of previous conodont-based publications, the current work presents a taxonomically up-to-date compilation of conodont data for the Triassic of Svalbard that is used to construct a conodont-based biochronology, indexed to the current lithostratigraphic nomenclature. Twenty-eight taxa spanning the earliest Griesbachian to the earliest Carnian are presented in a range chart. The examined conodont faunas are correlated with well-established conodont zonations of the Canadian Arctic, and in turn also form the basis for regional correlations.

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