The Foura Sandstone type section (Samaropollenites speciosus Zone, Carnian–early Norian; early Late Triassic), Timor-Leste: preliminary correlation between Timor and the Bonaparte Basin

D. PeyrotSchool of Earth Sciences, M004, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA6009, Australia;[email protected]

M. KeepSchool of Earth Sciences, M004, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA6009, Australia;[email protected]

J. ScibiorskiSchool of Earth Sciences, M004, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA6009, Australia;[email protected]

E. McCartainSchool of Earth Sciences, M004, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA6009, Australia;[email protected]

P. BaillieCGG, West Perth, WA6005, Australia;[email protected]

J. SoaresTimor Resources, Dili, Timor-Liste;[email protected]

D.W. HaigOceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, 39 Fairway, Crawley, WA6009Australia;[email protected]

A.J. MoryGeological Survey of Western Australia, Department of Mines, Industry Resources and Safety, 100 Plain St, East Perth, WA6004, Australia;[email protected]

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Summary

The logging and biostratigraphic characterization of the Foura Sandstone type section, Timor-Leste, show it is Carnian–early Norian (Samaropollenites speciosus Zone). Sedimentary structures indicate a turbidite origin and petrographic analysis reveals a high proportion of volcanic lithic grains.

Palynological material presents a variable preservation suggesting a complex pre-burial history involving longdistance transport. The presence of prasinophytes suggests anoxic and euxinic depositional settings.

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