Biostratigraphy, age, and the paleoenvironment of the Pliocene Beaufort formation on Meighen Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago / R.W. Barendregt [and ten others].

Author/creator Barendregt, Rene W. author.
Other author Geological Society of America, issuing body.
Format Electronic
PublicationBoulder, Colorado : The Geological Society of America, 2021.
Description1 online resource.
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SeriesSpecial paper ; 551
Special paper ; 551. UNAUTHORIZED
Summary The Beaufort Formation records extraordinary details of Arctic environments and amplified temperatures at approximately modern levels of atmospheric CO2. It was deposited during the Neogene on the western side of what is now the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Meighen Island is a key locality for studying this formation because marine sediments there are interbedded with terrestrial fossiliferous sands. The biostratigraphic succession, fossils from the marine beds, and paleomagnetic data from the Bjaere Bay region of the island suggest two potential ages for the studied exposures: either continuous deposition at ca. 3.0 Ma, or a sequence of deposits at ca. 4.5 Ma and 3.4 Ma. The sediments appear to encompass at least two eustatic highstands of sea level and a particularly warm climate interval of the Pliocene Arctic.
General noteAlso issued in print: 2021.
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Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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Spec. audience char. Specialized.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on December 10, 2021).
Issued in other formPrint version : 9780813725512
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