TY - JOUR
T1 - The Triassic of Traill Ø and Geographical Society Ø, East Greenland
T2 - Implications for North Atlantic palaeogeography
AU - Andrews, Steven D.
AU - Decou, Audrey
N1 - © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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PY - 2018/7/27
Y1 - 2018/7/27
N2 - Triassic palaeogeographies of the North Atlantic region have focused on the data‐rich regions of the Barents Shelf to Svalbard (Fleming et al., 2016; Klausen et al., in press; Klausen, Ryseth, Helland‐Hansen, Gawthorpe, & Laursen, 2015; Riis, Lundschien, Høy, Mørk, & Mørk, 2008) and the Northern North Sea (McKie & Williams, 2009). Reconciling the marine influence recognized in the north with the continental environments found in the south has proved problematic. East Greenland lies in a key position to resolve this problem. The extensive Triassic strata of Jameson Land and Scoresby Land have been the subject of considerable study (Andrews, Kelly, Braham, & Kaye, 2014; Clemmensen, 1977; Clemmensen, 1978a, 1978b; Clemmensen, 1980a, 1980b; Clemmensen & Andreasen, 1976; Clemmensen, Kent, & Jenkins, 1998; Decou, Andrews, Alderton, & Morton, 2016; Grasmück & Trümpy, 1969; Kürschner & Herngreen, 2010; Perch‐Nielsen, Birkenmajer, Birkelund, & Aellen, 1974). However, the relationship of these regions to the more discontinuous and poorly studied outcrops of Traill Ø and Geographical Society Ø (Figure 1) to the north is not fully understood. Understanding the northward continuation of the Triassic strata in East Greenland has important implications for wider regional palaeogeographies and the structural evolution of the north Atlantic at this time.
AB - Triassic palaeogeographies of the North Atlantic region have focused on the data‐rich regions of the Barents Shelf to Svalbard (Fleming et al., 2016; Klausen et al., in press; Klausen, Ryseth, Helland‐Hansen, Gawthorpe, & Laursen, 2015; Riis, Lundschien, Høy, Mørk, & Mørk, 2008) and the Northern North Sea (McKie & Williams, 2009). Reconciling the marine influence recognized in the north with the continental environments found in the south has proved problematic. East Greenland lies in a key position to resolve this problem. The extensive Triassic strata of Jameson Land and Scoresby Land have been the subject of considerable study (Andrews, Kelly, Braham, & Kaye, 2014; Clemmensen, 1977; Clemmensen, 1978a, 1978b; Clemmensen, 1980a, 1980b; Clemmensen & Andreasen, 1976; Clemmensen, Kent, & Jenkins, 1998; Decou, Andrews, Alderton, & Morton, 2016; Grasmück & Trümpy, 1969; Kürschner & Herngreen, 2010; Perch‐Nielsen, Birkenmajer, Birkelund, & Aellen, 1974). However, the relationship of these regions to the more discontinuous and poorly studied outcrops of Traill Ø and Geographical Society Ø (Figure 1) to the north is not fully understood. Understanding the northward continuation of the Triassic strata in East Greenland has important implications for wider regional palaeogeographies and the structural evolution of the north Atlantic at this time.
KW - Barents
KW - East Greenland
KW - Marine
KW - North Atlantic
KW - palaeogeography
KW - Svalbard
KW - Triassic
U2 - 10.1002/gj.3287
DO - 10.1002/gj.3287
M3 - Article
SN - 1099-1034
VL - 54
SP - 2124
EP - 2144
JO - Geological Journal
JF - Geological Journal
IS - 4
ER -