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| Title | Pteridinium: an element of late Precambrian Ediacaran fauna from Carolina Slate Belt, Southern Appalachian orogen |
| Creator/Author | Gibson, G.G. |
| Publication Date | 1984 Apr 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 6573177 |
| Report Number(s) | CONF-8405216- |
| Other Number(s) | Journal ID: CODEN: AAPGB |
| Resource Type | Conference |
| Specific Type | Journal Article |
| Resource Relation | Journal Volume: 68:4; Conference: AAPG annual convention, San Antonio, TX, USA, 20 May 1984 |
| Research Org | Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte |
| Subject | 02 PETROLEUM; 03 NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; EXPLORATION; NORTH CAROLINA; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; SOUTH CAROLINA; DEPOSITION; FOSSILS; GEOLOGIC HISTORY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PRECAMBRIAN ERA; FEDERAL REGION IV; GEOLOGIC AGES; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; MINERAL RESOURCES; NORTH AMERICA; RESOURCES; ROCKS; USA |
| Description/Abstract | Although the Carolina Slate belt (CSB) is not a prime petroleum exploration target, the documentation of metazoan elements belonging to the late Precambrian Ediacaran fauna in the CSB is new data pertinent to interpretations of sedimentary history and accretion geometry of an exotic terrane that by some interpretations may be involved in overthrusting and is thus concealing potentially petroleum-bearing strata. The presence of Pteridinium in the CBS provides correlation with late Precambrian strata of the Russian platform, South West Africa, and South Australia, and is thus very significant in paleogeographic reconstructions. Pteridinium in the CSB is represented by 4 specimens that are impressions of ''petal-like'' metazoans. These metazoans are approximately bilaterally symmetrical, crudely ovoid-shaped, and composed of curved segments that join across a medial zig-zag groove created by the proximal ends of alternating left and right segments. The segments curve toward one end of the organism, terminating distally in spines. Individual segments exhibit longitudinal ornamentation, and grooves separating adjacent segments indicate articulation. Data from the USSR, Africa, and South Australia suggest that Pteridinium lived in a shallow water, near-shore, high-energy environment. However, the CSB examples are preserved in an essentially bedding-parallel position in deep-water flysch, suggesting transportation from nearshore into deep water. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: 479-480 |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 08 |
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