Palynology of Permian shale, clay and sandstone clasts from the Basen till in northern VestfJella, Dronning Maud Land

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Author: Lindström, Sofie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2005
• Subjects: Geology; reworked; provenance; Middle Permian; pollen; spores; Basen; Dronning Maud Land; Fossilryggen; Vestfjella; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/247248; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002476

The palynological content of randomly collected sedimentary rock clasts from the till on the south-east slope of the Basen nunatak in northern Vestfiella in western Dronning Maud Land indicate that these sedimentary rocks were derived from strata of Middle Permian age. The palynological content and preservation is similar to palynofloras described from the sedimentary rocks that crop out at the Fossilryggen nunatak to the south-east, therefore, it seems likely that the Fossilryggen area represents the source of the sedimentary rock samples in the Basen till. This is further supported by known ice flow directions obtained from striations and clast fabric measurements in the area.