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Jurassic–Tertiary stratigraphy and palynology of the James Ross Basin: review and introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2004

D. Pirrie ,
A.M. Duane  and
J.B. Riding
D. Pirrie
Affiliation:
Camborne School of Mines, Redruth, Cornwall TR15 3SE, UK
A.M. Duane
Affiliation:
British Antarctic Survey, NERC, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 OET, UK
J.B. Riding
Affiliation:
British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK
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Abstract

A sedimentary sequence, c. 5–6 km thick, extending from the Kimmeridgian–Upper Eocene crops out in the James Ross Island area, northern Antarctic Peninsula. This succession is the most important onshore Late Cretaceous–Tertiary sequence in Antarctica and is probably one of the most significant Cretaceous sequences in the Southern Hemisphere. However, the understanding of the geological and palaeontological evolution of the area has been limited by an incomplete knowledge of the biostratigraphy of this region. Palynological studies are providing a finer resolution biostratigraphical zonation scheme than previously possible. This paper reviews the stratigraphy of the basin fill succession and provides a framework for the papers published in this Special Issue.

Keywords

CretaceousJames Ross IslandJurassicpalynologystratigraphyTertiary
Type
Research Article
Information
Antarctic Science , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , September 1992 , pp. 259 - 266
Copyright
© Antarctic Science Ltd 1992

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