Abstract
Outcrops of Aztec Siltstone (Taylor Group, Beacon Supergroup) have been discovered near MtHughes in the Cook Mountains, southern Victoria Land, Antarctica, over 100 km south of the nearest previously known exposures. The newly found Aztec Siltstonerests confonnably onHathertonSandstone, and has been dated as early Late Devonian (Frasnian) on the presence of phyllolepid placodenn fish.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 511-514 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Antarctica
- Aztec siltstone
- Fish
- Fossils
- Late devonian
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Woolfe, K. J., Long, J. A., Bradshaw, M. A., Harmsen, F. J., & Kirkbride, M. P. (1990). Fish-bearing Aztec Siltstone (Devonian) in the Cook Mountains, Antarctica. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 33(3), 511-514. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1990.10425706