Macrofossils from CRP-2/2A, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica
CRP-2/2A hole, drilled at 77.006oS and 163.719oE, about 14 km east of Cape Roberts, in the Ross Sea, reached 624 metres below sea floor and recovered a thick Miocene-Oligocene succession capped by a thin Pliocene-Quaternary cover. As many as 324 macrofossiliferous horizons have been identified in co...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:502521 2023-05-15T13:48:07+02:00 Macrofossils from CRP-2/2A, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica Taviani, M. Beu, A.G. Jonkers, H.A. 2000 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502521/ http://www.mna.it/english/Publications/TAP/TA_pdfs/Volume_07/04_CRP_2_Scientific_Results_part_2/TA_07_513_Taviani.pdf unknown Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide Taviani, M.; Beu, A.G.; Jonkers, H.A. 2000 Macrofossils from CRP-2/2A, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica. Terra Antartica, 7 (4). 513-526. Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2000 ftnerc 2023-02-04T19:37:21Z CRP-2/2A hole, drilled at 77.006oS and 163.719oE, about 14 km east of Cape Roberts, in the Ross Sea, reached 624 metres below sea floor and recovered a thick Miocene-Oligocene succession capped by a thin Pliocene-Quaternary cover. As many as 324 macrofossiliferous horizons have been identified in core CRP-2/2A, although the poor preservation state of most fossils prevents a full appreciation of their taxonomic identity. The macrofossils identified in core CRP-2/2A belong to Mollusca, Annelida, Cnidaria, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Echinodermata, Porifera and Vertebrata and represent an important source of palaeontological information on the former Antarctic biota. In particular, the CRP-2/2A drill core contains the most diverse Oligocene marine invertebrate macrofauna hitherto reported from East Antarctica. Early Miocene and Late Oligocene macrofossil assemblages are consistent with relatively cold (sub-polar) climatic conditions. One of the most significant findings in the drill core CRP-2/2A is the discovery of mussel assemblages dominated by modiolid bivalves within Early Oligocene sediments, suggestive of sea-bottom conditions characterized by high H2S production. Modiolid bivalves are a strong indication of warmer-than-present climatic conditions. Many taxa are comparable to species recovered from coeval sediments drilled in the Ross Sea (DSDP Sites 270 and 272) and McMurdo Sound (CIROS-1). Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica McMurdo Sound Ross Sea Victoria Land Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic East Antarctica Ross Sea Victoria Land McMurdo Sound Cape Roberts ENVELOPE(-70.467,-70.467,-68.950,-68.950) |
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CRP-2/2A hole, drilled at 77.006oS and 163.719oE, about 14 km east of Cape Roberts, in the Ross Sea, reached 624 metres below sea floor and recovered a thick Miocene-Oligocene succession capped by a thin Pliocene-Quaternary cover. As many as 324 macrofossiliferous horizons have been identified in core CRP-2/2A, although the poor preservation state of most fossils prevents a full appreciation of their taxonomic identity. The macrofossils identified in core CRP-2/2A belong to Mollusca, Annelida, Cnidaria, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Echinodermata, Porifera and Vertebrata and represent an important source of palaeontological information on the former Antarctic biota. In particular, the CRP-2/2A drill core contains the most diverse Oligocene marine invertebrate macrofauna hitherto reported from East Antarctica. Early Miocene and Late Oligocene macrofossil assemblages are consistent with relatively cold (sub-polar) climatic conditions. One of the most significant findings in the drill core CRP-2/2A is the discovery of mussel assemblages dominated by modiolid bivalves within Early Oligocene sediments, suggestive of sea-bottom conditions characterized by high H2S production. Modiolid bivalves are a strong indication of warmer-than-present climatic conditions. Many taxa are comparable to species recovered from coeval sediments drilled in the Ross Sea (DSDP Sites 270 and 272) and McMurdo Sound (CIROS-1). |
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Taviani, M. Beu, A.G. Jonkers, H.A. |
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Taviani, M. Beu, A.G. Jonkers, H.A. Macrofossils from CRP-2/2A, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica |
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Taviani, M. Beu, A.G. Jonkers, H.A. |
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Macrofossils from CRP-2/2A, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica |
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Macrofossils from CRP-2/2A, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica |
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Macrofossils from CRP-2/2A, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica |
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Macrofossils from CRP-2/2A, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica |
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Macrofossils from CRP-2/2A, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica |
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macrofossils from crp-2/2a, victoria land basin, antarctica |
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Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide |
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2000 |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502521/ http://www.mna.it/english/Publications/TAP/TA_pdfs/Volume_07/04_CRP_2_Scientific_Results_part_2/TA_07_513_Taviani.pdf |
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Antarctic East Antarctica Ross Sea Victoria Land McMurdo Sound Cape Roberts |
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Antarctic East Antarctica Ross Sea Victoria Land McMurdo Sound Cape Roberts |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica McMurdo Sound Ross Sea Victoria Land |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica McMurdo Sound Ross Sea Victoria Land |
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Taviani, M.; Beu, A.G.; Jonkers, H.A. 2000 Macrofossils from CRP-2/2A, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica. Terra Antartica, 7 (4). 513-526. |
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