Vertebrate Paleontology and Geology of the Triassic-JurassicBoundary in East Greenland

东格陵兰三叠纪-侏罗纪边界的脊椎动物古生物学和地质学

• 批准号: 8721757
• 负责人: Farish Jenkins
• 金额: $ 5.97万
• 依托单位: Harvard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1988
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1988-05-01 至 1991-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8721757&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Vertebrate; Paleontology; Geology; Triassic; JurassicBoundary

This project will explore the sedimentary rock section in East Greenland for fossil vertebrates and other evidence relating to the transition in terrestrial faunas during Late Triassic to Early Jurassic times. The rock section at this location occur in a documented and extensively exposed series of Triassic and Jurassic sediments in which vertebrate remains have been reported but not described. The stratigraphic units of primary interest are the Gipsdalen Formation, the Fleming Fjord Formation, and the Kap Stewart Formation. The principal objectives are to: 1) recover paleontological evidence of the origin of mammals and other modern vertebrates, 2) extend the stratigraphic framework for the continental Triassic-Jurassic boundary, and 3) analyze the sedimentological evidence of climate variability during this time.

该项目将探索东部的沉积岩剖面 格陵兰岛脊椎动物化石和其他证据 晚三叠世至 侏罗纪早期。 这个位置的岩石段出现在 一系列有文献记载和广泛暴露的三叠纪和 侏罗纪沉积物中有脊椎动物的遗骸 但未描述。 主要关注的地层单位 是Gipsdalen组，弗莱明峡湾组，和 卡普·斯图尔特编队 主要目标是：1） 恢复哺乳动物起源的古生物学证据， 其他现代脊椎动物，2）扩展地层框架 陆相三叠-侏罗系界线，3）分析 这一时期气候变化的沉积学证据 时间