Lithostratigraphy of the Cretaceous strata of west James Ross Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Cretaceous Research
• Main Authors: Ineson, J.R., Crame, J.A., Thomson, M.R.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 1986
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Ross Island; Hidden Lake; Whisky Bay; Kotick; Kotick Point; Lagrelius; Lagrelius Point; Antarc*; Antarctica; James Ross Island
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523124/; https://doi.org/10.1016/0195-6671(86)90014-5

As a result of recent field work, a new lithostratigraphic group is defined on the west coast of James Ross Island, Antarctica. Characterised by comparatively coarse-grained sediments, the Gustav Group is 2300 m thick and has an approximate age range of Barremian-Santonian. Four formations are recog...