2000•Unpublished venueRequires access
The Palaeozoic Evolution of the Southern Alps
Hans Peter Schönlaub, Kathleen Histon
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Abstract
In this article the present knowledge about the classic Palaeozoic sequence of the Austrian part of the Southern Alps is summarized. The available faunal, floral and sedimentological data are derived from a continuous record of Middle to Upper Ordovician through Upper Permian fossiliferous strata exposed in both the Carnic Alps and its eastward continuation in the Karawanken Alps. These data supplemented by palaeomagneti c measurements suggest a constant movement from more temperate regions of some 50° southern latitude in the late Ordovician to the equatorial belt during the Permian.