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Integrated biostratigraphy of the lower Silurian of the Aizpute-41 core, Latvia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2003

D. K. LOYDELL
Affiliation:
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Burnaby Road, Portsmouth PO1 3QL, UK
P. MÄNNIK
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology, Tallinn Technical University, 7 Estonia Avenue, 10143 Tallinn, Estonia
V. NESTOR
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology, Tallinn Technical University, 7 Estonia Avenue, 10143 Tallinn, Estonia

Abstract

Integrated graptolite, conodont and chitinozoan biostratigraphical data is presented from the Rhuddanian through to lower Sheinwoodian of the Aizpute-41 core, Latvia. Correlation of the biozonation schemes based upon the three groups is achieved from the cyphus through to lowermost riccartonensis graptolite biozones, except for the upper Aeronian and lower Telychian, which lack both chitinozoans and graptolites, and upper lapworthi through to approximately base murchisoni graptolite Biozone, where there is interpreted to be an unconformity. Datum 2 of the Ireviken Event is correlated with a level at the base of or within the murchisoni Biozone. It is possible that the changes in conodont assemblages at Datum 2 on Gotland are the result of an unconformity here. Streptograptus? kaljoi sp. nov., from the lower spiralis graptolite Biozone, is described.

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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