Beacon Supergroup
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Beacon Supergroup is a major Paleozoic to Mesozoic sedimentary rock sequence exposed in Antarctica’s Transantarctic Mountains, notable for its well-preserved fossils and insights into ancient polar environments.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geologic supergroup ⓘ |
| contains |
Carboniferous strata
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Devonian strata ⓘ Permian strata ⓘ Triassic strata ⓘ coal-bearing measures ⓘ cross-bedded sandstones ⓘ glacial diamictites ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
invertebrates
ⓘ
plants ⓘ trace fossils ⓘ vertebrates ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ glacial ⓘ lacustrine ⓘ |
| exposedIn | Transantarctic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Mesozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod |
Carboniferous
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devonian NERFINISHED ⓘ Permian NERFINISHED ⓘ Triassic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicThickness | several kilometers (approximate) ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal
ⓘ
conglomerate ⓘ mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ volcaniclastic rocks ⓘ |
| namedFor | Beacon Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
insights into ancient polar environments
ⓘ
well-preserved fossils ⓘ |
| overlies | Ross Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Transantarctic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central Transantarctic Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Alexandra Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchImportance |
Antarctic tectonic history
ⓘ
Gondwana paleogeography ⓘ paleoclimate reconstruction ⓘ |
| underlies |
Ferrar Dolerite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kirkpatrick Basalt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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