Fleming Fjord Formation Stratigraphic range: Upper Triassic, Norian to Rhaetian |
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Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Scoresby Land Group |
Underlies | Kap Stewart Group |
Overlies | Gipsdalen Formation |
Area | 3,000 sq km |
Thickness | 200–300 m |
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Region | East Greenland |
Type section | |
Named for | Fleming Fjord |
The Fleming Fjord Formation is an Upper Triassic geological formation in the northeastern coast of Jameson Land, Greenland.
It is of Norian to Rhaetian age and is subdivided into three members; at the base the Edderfugledal Member, followed by the Malmros Klint Member with the Ørsted Dal Member at the top. It was deposited in a large shallow to ephemeral lake.
The fauna of Fleming Fjord includes:
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