Strontium isotope correlation of the basal Maastrichtian Stage in Antarctica to the European and US biostratigraphic schemes

• Published in: Journal of the Geological Society
• Main Authors: Crame, J. A., McArthur, J. M., Pirrie, D., Riding, J. B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of London 1999
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Vega Island; Hill Island; Snow Hill Island; Cape Lamb; Snow Hill; Antarc*; Antarctica; antarcticus
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503135/; https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.156.5.0957

New 87Sr/86Sr dating allows the correlation of a marker horizon within the prolific Late Cretaceous Gunnarites antarcticus faunal assemblage of the Cape Lamb Member, Snow Hill Island Formation, Vega Island, Antarctica with reference sections in Europe and the USA. This horizon is between 81.5 and 96...