Scoresby Land Group

Scoresby Land Group
Stratigraphic range: Triassic
Type	Group
Sub-units	Wordie Creek Formation, Pingo dal Formation, Gipsdalen Formation, Fleming Fjord Formation
Underlies	Kap Stewart Group
Overlies	Schuchert Dal Formation, Foldvik Creek Group
Location
Country	Greenland

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]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Greenland

References

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.