Vol. 187 (2000): Palynology and deposition in the Wandel Sea Basin, eastern North Greenland
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Edited by Lars Stemmerik
The Wandel Sea Basin developed during the Late Palaeozoic to Palaeogene. Two main tectonic epochs of basin evolution are recognised: Late Palaeozoic to Early Triassic block faulting affected the entire basin whereas Mesozoic strike-slip movements affected only the northern part. This is reflected in different thermal histories and hydrocarbon potential.
This bulletin contains five articles based on field and palynological studies. The tectono-stratrigraphic history of the south-eastern part of the basin is discussed with implications for shelf areas; a refined, upper age constraint for the compressional tectonism is gained from a detailed study of the Palaeogene microflora. The Early Carboniferous age of the oldest sediments is based on a microflora comparable to that of western Europe whereas a Late Carboniferous algal flora shows affinities with the Sverdrup Basin flora of Arctic Canada.