Scoresby Land Group
Scoresby Land Group Stratigraphic range: Triassic | |
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Type | Group |
Sub-units | Wordie Creek Formation, Pingo dal Formation, Gipsdalen Formation, Fleming Fjord Formation |
Underlies | Kap Stewart Group |
Overlies | Schuchert Dal Formation, |
Location | |
Country | Greenland |
The Scoresby Land Group is a geologic group found in the , Scoresby Land, East Greenland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period.[1] It comprises the Wordie Creek Formation (Lower Triassic), (?Lower Triassic), (Middle to Upper Triassic) and the Fleming Fjord Formation (Upper Triassic). It is underlain by Upper Permian beds of the Schuchert Dal Formation and overlain by Rhaetian beds of the Kap Stewart Group.[2]
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References[]
- ^ Kent, D.V.; Clemmensen L.B. (1996). "Paleomagnetism and cycle stratigraphy of the Triassic Fleming Fjord and Gipsdalen Formations of East Greenland" (PDF). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark. 42: 121–136.
- ^ Stemmerik L., Bendix-Almgreen S.E. & Piasecki S. (2001). "The Permian–Triassic boundary in central East Greenland: past and present views" (PDF). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark. 48: 159–167.
Categories:
- Geologic groups of Europe
- Geologic groups of North America
- Geologic formations of Greenland
- Triassic Greenland
- Geologic formation stubs
- Greenland geography stubs
- Triassic stubs