A palynological biozonation for the Maastrichtian Stage (Upper Cretaceous) of South Carolina, USA |
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| Authors: | Raymond A Christopher David C Prowell |
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| Institution: | Department of Geological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634–0919, USAf1;US Geological Survey, Peachtree Business Center, 3039 Amwiler Road, Suite 130, Atlanta, Georgia, 30360-2824, USA, f2 |
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| Abstract: | Three palynological biozones are proposed for the Maastrichtian Stage of South Carolina. In ascending stratigraphic order, the biozones are the Carolinapollis triangularis (Ct) Interval Biozone, the Holkopollenites chemardensis (Hc) Interval Biozone, and the Sparganiaceaepollenites uniformis (Su) Interval Biozone. Integration of the biostratigraphy with lithologic and geophysical log data suggests that within the study area, the upper and lower boundaries of each zone are bounded by regional unconformities, and that a three-fold subdivision of the Maastrichtian Stage is warranted. The biozonation is based on the analysis of 114 samples from 24 subsurface and three outcrop sections from the Coastal Plain of South Carolina; samples from an additional seven subsurface and 18 outcrop sections from North Carolina and Georgia were examined to evaluate the geographic extent of the biozones. One new genus and five new species of pollen are described, and emendations are presented for two genera and one species of pollen. |
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| Keywords: | Maastrichtian palynology biostratigraphy taxonomy South Carolina Coastal Plain |
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