Atane Formation
Appearance
Atane Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Albian-Coniacian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Skansen Member |
Underlies | Kome Formation |
Overlies | Slibestensfjeldet Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Sandstone, coal |
Location | |
Coordinates | 69°24′N 52°48′W / 69.4°N 52.8°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 55°06′N 16°54′W / 55.1°N 16.9°W |
Region | Ivnanguit |
Country | ![]() |
Extent | Nuussuaq Basin |
The Atane Formation is a geologic formation in Greenland. It preserves fossil insects of Elytrulum multipunctatum,[1] dating back to the Albian to Coniacian stages of the Cretaceous period.[2]
Description
[edit]The carbonaceous mudstones, sandstones and coal seams are interpreted as freshwater lake or swamp deposits representing the vertical aggradation of a subaerial to shallow, limnic floodplain to upper delta plain. There are no indications –neither palynological evidence nor the presence of pyrite– to suggest marine or brackish-water conditions.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Heer, 1883
- ^ a b Atane Formation at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
[edit]- Heer, O (1883), "Ueber die fossilen Insekten Grönlands", Flora Fossilis Grönlandica die Fossile Flora Grönlands: 143–148