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Chitinozoan biostratigraphy through the Aeronian–Telychian boundary interval on Anticosti Island, Canada
Carolina Klock
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Department of Geology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
André Desrochers
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
Patrick I. McLaughlin
Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign, Illinois 61790-4400, USA
Poul Emsbo
U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USA
Tim De Backer
Department of Geology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Fien M. Jonckheere
Department of Geology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Cristiana J. P. Esteves
Department of Geology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Thijs R. A. Vandenbroucke
Department of Geology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Short summary
Anticosti Island has a well-preserved rock succession throughout the Aeronian–Telychian boundary in the Llandovery Epoch, Silurian period, which includes two important biogeochemical events, the late Aeronian and the Valgu. This study suggests the position of this boundary in Anticosti based on the correlation of the island’s chitinozoan assemblages with the global occurrences, confirming both a remarkable preservation of upper Aeronian rocks and the record of the Valgu event.
Anticosti Island has a well-preserved rock succession throughout the Aeronian–Telychian boundary...
