Conodont Biostratigraphy of the Middle and Upper Ordovician Viola Group of the South-Central Oklahoma Arbuckle Anticline

The conodont biostratigraphy of the Viola Group of the south-central Oklahoma Arbuckle Anticline is described. Over 8000 identifiable conodont elements were recovered from 115 samples collected from the Viola Group at a single locality . The stratigraphic ranges of the conodonts are used to graphically correlate the Viola Group of the Arbuckle Anticline with the Ordovician Composite Standard Section of North America. The correlation shows the probable age of the lower 2.5 m of the studied section to be middle Shermanian. The remainder of the section could be all or part of late Shermanian to middle Maysvillian in age. North American Midcontinent Province conodont faunas are found at the top and bottom of the studied section while North Atlantic Province conodonts dominate the remainder of the section.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Geological Sciences

Grantor dc:publisher

The Ohio State University

Year dc:date

1983

Author dc:creator

• Dresbach, Russell Ivan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Sweet, Walter

• Geology
• Mineralogy

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
• This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1364461088

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:etd.ohiolink.edu:osu1364461088