Dating of late Paleozoic rifting events in the North Atlantic: New biostratigraphic data from the uppermost Devonian and Carboniferous of East Greenland

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Research Article| March 01, 1991 Dating of late Paleozoic rifting events in the North Atlantic: New biostratigraphic data from the uppermost Devonian and Carboniferous of East Greenland Lars Stemmerik; Lars Stemmerik 1Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 København K, Denmark Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jorunn Os Vigran; Jorunn Os Vigran 2Institutt for Kontinentalsokkelundersøkelser, N-7034 Trondheim, Norway Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Stefan Piasecki Stefan Piasecki 1Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 København K, Denmark Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Lars Stemmerik 1Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 København K, Denmark Jorunn Os Vigran 2Institutt for Kontinentalsokkelundersøkelser, N-7034 Trondheim, Norway Stefan Piasecki 1Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 København K, Denmark Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1991) 19 (3): 218–221. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0218:DOLPRE>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Lars Stemmerik, Jorunn Os Vigran, Stefan Piasecki; Dating of late Paleozoic rifting events in the North Atlantic: New biostratigraphic data from the uppermost Devonian and Carboniferous of East Greenland. Geology 1991;; 19 (3): 218–221. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0218:DOLPRE>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The uppermost Devonian and Carboniferous sedimentary rocks in East Greenland include eight spore-pollen assemblages of early Tournaisian (Tn1) to mid-Visean (V3) and Westphalian age. The recognition of these assemblages provides the first firmly established biostratigraphic scheme of these sedimentary rocks and dates the earliest phase of late Paleozoic extensional tectonics in East Greenland as pre-Tournaisian. The latest rift pulse of the Paleozoic started in the Westphalian, and new half-graben systems continued to develop along the basin margins until Autunian(?) time. This new age information suggests that late Paleozoic rifting events were synchronous in the entire North Atlantic-Arctic region. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.