Occurrences of elaterate pollen from the Lower Cretaceous of Ghana: Implications for biostratigraphy and palaeoclimatology

• Autorzy: Atta-Peters D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Elaterate pollen with elater-like protruberances including Elaterocolpites castelaini, Elaterosporites klaszii, E. protensus, E. verrucatus, Elateropollenites jardinei, Galaeocornea causea, G. clavis, Sofrepites legouxae, have been recovered from the 1S-3AX well in the offshore Tano Basin. The assemblage has been interpreted as Albian - Cenomanian age, and is indicative of an arid to semi-arid palaeoclimatic conditions for these periods in the Tano Basin. Similar species have been interpreted as Albian – Cenomanian in other localities within the Africa-South America (ASA) province and thus allows for a palynostratigraphic correlation with these localities in the ASA province.

Słowa kluczowe

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occurrence; pollen; Lower Cretaceous; Cretaceous; Ghana; biostratigraphy; paleoclimatology; paleoclimate; Elaterocolpites castelaini; Elaterosporites klaszii; Elaterosporites protensus; Elaterosporites verrucatus Elateropollenites jardinei; Galaeocornea causea; Galaeocornea clavis; Sofrepites legouxae

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: International Letters of Natural Sciences
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 04
• Opis fizyczny: p.54-66,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Atta-Peters D.

• Department of Earth Science, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 58, Legon, Accra, Ghana

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