The Wandering Falklands: Insights from New Geologic and Fossil Discoveries (Old ID 27745)

United Kingdom Falkland Islands Trust
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

This project seeks to shed new light on the enduring geological mystery of where and how the Falkland Islands fit back into the plate-tectonic jig-saw puzzle of ancient Gondwana, while at same time unravelling new information about the evolutionary origins of early jawed fish from the southern hemisphere, whose humble beginnings may be linked to islands. To achieve this, we propose to spend two weeks collecting new Devonian fish fossils and searching for the presence of elusive (unmapped) volcanic rocks along the wave-cut beaches and platforms of Pebble Island and northern end of West Falkland.

Date

01 Jun 2022 - 30 Mar 2023

Project Type

SCHOLARSHIP

Keywords

Falklands;Detrital zircon;Plate Tectonics;Gnathostomes

Funding Body

United Kingdom Falkland Islands Trust

Amount

8756.85

Project Team

N/A