Chitinozoan biostratigraphy of the Upper Ordovician Greenscoe section, Southern Lake District, UK.

Van Nieuwenhove, Nicolas , Vandenbroucke, T. R. A. and Verniers, J. (2006) Chitinozoan biostratigraphy of the Upper Ordovician Greenscoe section, Southern Lake District, UK. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 139 . pp. 151-169.

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Abstract

Nineteen samples taken in the Upper Ordovician Kirkley Bank Formation at the recent Greenscoe section yielded a rich and moderately to well preserved chitinozoan assemblage, in spite of a high Conodont Colour Alteration Index. Within the assemblage, the Baltoscandian Fungochitina spinifera Biozone could be recognized, indicating a strong faunal exchange between the Baltica palaeocontinent and the Avalonian palaeomicrocontinent during the Late Ordovician. This biozone allowed a strong correlation with new chitinozoan biozonations in the Cautley district and Cross Fell Inlier, resulting in a late Onnian to early Cautleyan age for the Kirkley Bank Formation at Greenscoe.

Document Type: Article
Keywords: chitinozoa; Upper Ordovician; Avalonia; Biozonation; Greenscoe; Lake District
Refereed: Yes
Open Access Journal?: No
Publisher: Elsevier
Date Deposited: 03 Dec 2008 16:51
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2016 11:32
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/1541

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