Scoresby Land Group

Scoresby Land Group
Stratigraphic range: Triassic
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsWordie Creek Formation, Pingo dal Formation, Gipsdalen Formation, Fleming Fjord Formation
UnderliesKap Stewart Group
OverliesSchuchert Dal Formation, Foldvik Creek Group
Location
CountryGreenland

The Scoresby Land Group is a geologic group found in the Jameson Land Basin, Scoresby Land, East Greenland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period.[1] It comprises the Wordie Creek Formation (Lower Triassic), Pingo Dal Formation (?Lower Triassic), Gipsdalen Formation (Middle to Upper Triassic) and the Fleming Fjord Formation (Upper Triassic). It is underlain by Upper Permian beds of the Schuchert Dal Formation and overlain by Rhaetian beds of the Kap Stewart Group.[2]

  1. ^ Kent, D.V.; Clemmensen L.B. (1996). "Paleomagnetism and cycle stratigraphy of the Triassic Fleming Fjord and Gipsdalen Formations of East Greenland" (PDF). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark. 42: 121–136.
  2. ^ Stemmerik L., Bendix-Almgreen S.E. & Piasecki S. (2001). "The Permian–Triassic boundary in central East Greenland: past and present views" (PDF). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark. 48: 159–167.