The first occurrence of the PaleoceneLygistepollenites balmeiZone in the Eastern Highlands region, New South Wales
- 1 September 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
- Vol. 34 (3) , 359-365
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08120098708729417
Abstract
Sub‐basaltic sediments in the Mt Royal Range area, studied with a view to testing models of the evolution of the Eastern Highlands, have yielded a palynoflora ascribed to the Paleocene Lygistepollenites balmei Zone. The palynofloras come from a core sampling sediment which accumulated when a stream was dammed by basalt. This is the first reported occurrence of a definite Paleocene flora in the Eastern Highlands region. Basalt in the vicinity of the core gave a K‐Ar age of 54.1 ± 0.3 Ma. The discrepancy between the pollen age and the K‐Ar date is considered to be relatively minor.Keywords
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