A new aspidostomatid bryozoan from the Cape Melville Formation (Lower Miocene) of King George Island, West Antarctica

Hara, U.; Crame, J.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5027-9965. 2004 A new aspidostomatid bryozoan from the Cape Melville Formation (Lower Miocene) of King George Island, West Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 16 (3). 319-327.

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Abstract/Summary

Fragments of large, bilamellar aspidostomatid bryozoan colonies occur in Early Miocene glaciomarine sedimentary sequences of the Cape Melville Formation, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, West Antarctica. Investigation of the morphological characters of this aspidostomatid cheilostome shows that it represents a new species, which is described herein as Aspidostoma melvillensis sp. n. A combination of the colony-growth pattern, inferred co-occurring biota and associated sedimentary structures indicates a comparatively deep-water, outer shelf palaeoenvironmental setting. This Miocene occurrence of Aspidostoma melvillensis sp.n. emphasizes a biogeographical link with adjacent Southern Hemisphere regions during the early Neogene.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Antarctic Science in the Global Context (2000-2005) > Antarctic Biodiversity - Past, Present and Future
ISSN:	09541020
Additional Keywords:	Bryozoans; Palaeobiogeography;
NORA Subject Terms:	Marine Sciences Zoology Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	06 Aug 2010 11:03 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10368

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