Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
    • Journal home
    • Lyell Collection home
    • Geological Society home
  • Content
    • Online First
    • Issue in progress
    • All issues
    • Thematic Collections
    • Supplementary publications
    • Open Access
  • Subscribe
    • GSL fellows
    • Institutions
    • Corporate
    • Other member types
  • Info
    • Authors
    • Librarians
    • Readers
    • GSL Fellows access
    • Other member type access
    • Press office
    • Accessibility
    • Help
    • Metrics
  • Alert sign up
    • eTOC alerts
    • Online First alerts
    • RSS feeds
    • Newsletters
    • GSL blog
  • Submit
  • Geological Society of London Publications
    • Engineering Geology Special Publications
    • Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis
    • Journal of Micropalaeontology
    • Journal of the Geological Society
    • Lyell Collection home
    • Memoirs
    • Petroleum Geology Conference Series
    • Petroleum Geoscience
    • Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society
    • Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
    • Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society
    • Scottish Journal of Geology
    • Special Publications
    • Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society
    • Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow
    • Transactions of the Geological Society of London

User menu

  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart

Search

  • Advanced search
Journal of the Geological Society
  • Geological Society of London Publications
    • Engineering Geology Special Publications
    • Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis
    • Journal of Micropalaeontology
    • Journal of the Geological Society
    • Lyell Collection home
    • Memoirs
    • Petroleum Geology Conference Series
    • Petroleum Geoscience
    • Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society
    • Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
    • Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society
    • Scottish Journal of Geology
    • Special Publications
    • Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society
    • Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow
    • Transactions of the Geological Society of London
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart
  • Follow gsl on Twitter
  • Visit gsl on Facebook
  • Visit gsl on Youtube
  • Visit gsl on Linkedin
Journal of the Geological Society

Advanced search

  • Home
    • Journal home
    • Lyell Collection home
    • Geological Society home
  • Content
    • Online First
    • Issue in progress
    • All issues
    • Thematic Collections
    • Supplementary publications
    • Open Access
  • Subscribe
    • GSL fellows
    • Institutions
    • Corporate
    • Other member types
  • Info
    • Authors
    • Librarians
    • Readers
    • GSL Fellows access
    • Other member type access
    • Press office
    • Accessibility
    • Help
    • Metrics
  • Alert sign up
    • eTOC alerts
    • Online First alerts
    • RSS feeds
    • Newsletters
    • GSL blog
  • Submit

Uncharted Permian to Jurassic continental deposits in the far north of Victoria Land, East Antarctica

View ORCID ProfileBenjamin Bomfleur, View ORCID ProfileThomas Mörs, View ORCID ProfileJan Unverfärth, Feng Liu, View ORCID ProfileAndreas Läufer, Paula Castillo, View ORCID ProfileChanghwan Oh, View ORCID ProfileTae-Yoon S. Park, Jusun Woo and View ORCID ProfileLaura Crispini
Journal of the Geological Society, 178, jgs2020-062, 23 October 2020, https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2020-062
Benjamin Bomfleur
1Institute for Geology and Palaeontology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, , Germany
Roles: [Conceptualization (Lead)], [Funding acquisition (Equal)], [Investigation (Equal)], [Methodology (Lead)], [Project administration (Lead)], [Visualization (Lead)], [Writing - Original Draft (Lead)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Lead)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Benjamin Bomfleur
  • For correspondence: bbomfleur@uni-muenster.de
Thomas Mörs
2Department of Palaeobiology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, , Sweden
Roles: [Investigation (Equal)], [Resources (Supporting)], [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Equal)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Thomas Mörs
Jan Unverfärth
1Institute for Geology and Palaeontology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, , Germany
Roles: [Formal analysis (Supporting)], [Investigation (Supporting)], [Visualization (Equal)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Jan Unverfärth
Feng Liu
3State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, , China
Roles: [Formal analysis (Equal)], [Investigation (Equal)], [Visualization (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
Andreas Läufer
4Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), , Germany
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Funding acquisition (Equal)], [Investigation (Lead)], [Project administration (Supporting)], [Resources (Lead)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Andreas Läufer
Paula Castillo
1Institute for Geology and Palaeontology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, , Germany
Roles: [Investigation (Supporting)], [Methodology (Supporting)], [Visualization (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
Changhwan Oh
5Department of Earth Sciences Education, Chungbuk National University, , Republic of Korea
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Investigation (Supporting)], [Visualization (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Changhwan Oh
Tae-Yoon S. Park
6Division of Polar Earth-System Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, , Republic of Korea
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Investigation (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Tae-Yoon S. Park
Jusun Woo
7School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, , Republic of Korea
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Funding acquisition (Supporting)], [Investigation (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
Laura Crispini
8DISTAV, University of Genova, , Italy
Roles: [Funding acquisition (Supporting)], [Investigation (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Laura Crispini
PreviousNext
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

Abstract

The remote lower reaches of the Rennick Glacier in the far north of Victoria Land hold some of the least-explored outcrop areas of the Transantarctic basin system. Following recent international field-work efforts in the Helliwell Hills, we here provide a comprehensive emendation to the regional stratigraphy. Results of geological and palaeontological reconnaissance and of petrographic, geochemical and palynostratigraphic analyses reveal a stack of three previously unknown sedimentary units in the study area: the Lower Triassic Van der Hoeven Formation (new unit, 115+ m thick) consists mainly of quartzose sandstone and non-carbonaceous mudstone rich in continental trace fossils. The Middle to Upper Triassic Helliwell Formation (new unit, 235 m thick) consists of coal-bearing overbank deposits and volcaniclastic sandstone and yielded typical plant fossils of the Gondwanan Dicroidium flora together with plant-bearing silicified peat. The succession is capped by c. 14 m of the sandstone-dominated Section Peak Formation (uppermost Triassic–Lower Jurassic). Our results enable more detailed correlation of the Palaeozoic–Mesozoic successions throughout East Antarctica and into Tasmania. Of particular interest is one section that spans the end-Permian mass extinction interval, which promises to allow detailed reconstructions of high-latitude vegetation dynamics across this critical interval in Earth history.

Supplementary material: A Supplementary Data File containing supplementary information, figures S1–S7, and additional references is available at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5118431

  • © 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London. All rights reserved
View Full Text

Please note that if you are logged into the Lyell Collection and attempt to access content that is outside of your subscription entitlement you will be presented with a new login screen. You have the option to pay to view this content if you choose. Please see the relevant links below for further assistance.

INDIVIDUALS

Log in using your username and password

– GSL fellows: log in with your Lyell username and password. (Please check your access entitlements at https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/fellowsaccess)
– Other users: log in with the username and password you created when you registered. Help for other users is at https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/lyellcollection_faqs
Forgot your username or password?

Purchase access

You may purchase access to this article for 24 hours and download the PDF within the access period. This will require you to create an account if you don't already have one. To download the PDF, click the 'Purchased Content' link in the receipt email.

LIBRARY USERS

Log in through your institution

You may be able to gain access using your login credentials for your institution. Contact your library if you do not have a username and password.
If your organization uses OpenAthens, you can log in using your OpenAthens username and password. To check if your institution is supported, please see this list. Contact your library for more details.
If you think you should have access, please contact your librarian or email sales@geolsoc.org.uk

LIBRARIANS

Administer your subscription.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about the Lyell Collection publications website, please see the access help page or contact sales@geolsoc.org.uk

PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Journal of the Geological Society: 178 (1)
Journal of the Geological Society
Volume 178, Issue 1
January 2021
  • Table of Contents
  • About the Cover
  • Index by author
Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Citation tools

Uncharted Permian to Jurassic continental deposits in the far north of Victoria Land, East Antarctica

Benjamin Bomfleur, Thomas Mörs, Jan Unverfärth, Feng Liu, Andreas Läufer, Paula Castillo, Changhwan Oh, Tae-Yoon S. Park, Jusun Woo and Laura Crispini
Journal of the Geological Society, 178, jgs2020-062, 23 October 2020, https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2020-062
Benjamin Bomfleur
1Institute for Geology and Palaeontology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, , Germany
Roles: [Conceptualization (Lead)], [Funding acquisition (Equal)], [Investigation (Equal)], [Methodology (Lead)], [Project administration (Lead)], [Visualization (Lead)], [Writing - Original Draft (Lead)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Lead)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Benjamin Bomfleur
  • For correspondence: bbomfleur@uni-muenster.de
Thomas Mörs
2Department of Palaeobiology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, , Sweden
Roles: [Investigation (Equal)], [Resources (Supporting)], [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Equal)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Thomas Mörs
Jan Unverfärth
1Institute for Geology and Palaeontology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, , Germany
Roles: [Formal analysis (Supporting)], [Investigation (Supporting)], [Visualization (Equal)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Jan Unverfärth
Feng Liu
3State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, , China
Roles: [Formal analysis (Equal)], [Investigation (Equal)], [Visualization (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Andreas Läufer
4Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), , Germany
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Funding acquisition (Equal)], [Investigation (Lead)], [Project administration (Supporting)], [Resources (Lead)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Andreas Läufer
Paula Castillo
1Institute for Geology and Palaeontology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, , Germany
Roles: [Investigation (Supporting)], [Methodology (Supporting)], [Visualization (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Changhwan Oh
5Department of Earth Sciences Education, Chungbuk National University, , Republic of Korea
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Investigation (Supporting)], [Visualization (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Changhwan Oh
Tae-Yoon S. Park
6Division of Polar Earth-System Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, , Republic of Korea
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Investigation (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Tae-Yoon S. Park
Jusun Woo
7School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, , Republic of Korea
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Funding acquisition (Supporting)], [Investigation (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Laura Crispini
8DISTAV, University of Genova, , Italy
Roles: [Funding acquisition (Supporting)], [Investigation (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Laura Crispini

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Permissions
View PDF
Share

Uncharted Permian to Jurassic continental deposits in the far north of Victoria Land, East Antarctica

Benjamin Bomfleur, Thomas Mörs, Jan Unverfärth, Feng Liu, Andreas Läufer, Paula Castillo, Changhwan Oh, Tae-Yoon S. Park, Jusun Woo and Laura Crispini
Journal of the Geological Society, 178, jgs2020-062, 23 October 2020, https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2020-062
del.icio.us logo Digg logo Reddit logo Twitter logo CiteULike logo Facebook logo Google logo Mendeley logo
Email to

Thank you for sharing this Journal of the Geological Society article.

NOTE: We request your email address only to inform the recipient that it was you who recommended this article, and that it is not junk mail. We do not retain these email addresses.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Uncharted Permian to Jurassic continental deposits in the far north of Victoria Land, East Antarctica
(Your Name) has forwarded a page to you from Journal of the Geological Society
(Your Name) thought you would be interested in this article in Journal of the Geological Society.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Print
Download PPT
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
  • Article
    • Abstract
    • Materials and methods
    • Stratigraphic revision
    • Discussion
    • Summary and conclusions
    • Acknowledgments
    • Author contributions
    • Funding
    • Data availability statement
    • Correction notice
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

Similar Articles

Cited By...

More in this TOC Section

  • The Xigaze ophiolite: fossil ultraslow-spreading ocean lithosphere in the Tibetan Plateau
  • Microfossil and strontium isotope chronology used to identify the controls of Miocene reefs and related facies in NW Cyprus
  • U–Pb isotopic ages and provenance of some far-travelled exotic pebbles from glaciogenic sediments of the Polonez Cove Formation (Oligocene, King George Island)
Show more: Research article
  • Most read
  • Most cited
Loading
  • Geological Society of London Scientific Statement: what the geological record tells us about our present and future climate
  • The Nonesuch Formation Lagerstätte: a rare window into freshwater life one billion years ago
  • The Shibantan Lagerstätte: insights into the Proterozoic–Phanerozoic transition
  • Linking surface and subsurface volcanic stratigraphy in the Turkana Depression of the East African Rift system
  • Terrestrial stratigraphical division in the Quaternary and its correlation
More...

Journal of the Geological Society

  • About the journal
  • Editorial Board
  • Submit a manuscript
  • Author information
  • Supplementary Publications
  • Subscribe
  • Pay per view
  • Alerts & RSS
  • Copyright & Permissions
  • Activate Online Subscription
  • Feedback
  • Help

Lyell Collection

  • About the Lyell Collection
  • Lyell Collection homepage
  • Collections
  • Open Access Collection
  • Open Access Policy
  • Lyell Collection access help
  • Recommend to your Library
  • Lyell Collection Sponsors
  • MARC records
  • Digital preservation
  • Developing countries
  • Geofacets
  • Manage your account
  • Cookies

The Geological Society

  • About the Society
  • Join the Society
  • Benefits for Members
  • Online Bookshop
  • Publishing policies
  • Awards, Grants & Bursaries
  • Education & Careers
  • Events
  • Geoscientist Online
  • Library & Information Services
  • Policy & Media
  • Society blog
  • Contact the Society

Published by The Geological Society of London, registered charity number 210161

Print ISSN 
0016-7649
Online ISSN 
2041-479X

Copyright © 2021 Geological Society of London