Professor Emeritus John Taylor, along with colleagues, published a new study that provides insights into the geologic evolution of central Yukon, Canada, over 500 million years ago. It has revealed the role of rift-transfer faults in shaping the region’s geological history from the late Cambrian to the Late Ordovician.
John contributed to the detailed paleontological and geochronological analysis that supports the hypothesis that the Dawson Fault in central Yukon was functioning as a rift-transfer fault by the late Cambrian by providing precise fossil-based age dates for limestone layers interbedded with lava flows near the fault. The findings suggest that the Dawson fault played a significant role in shaping Yukon’s ancient geological environment by repeatedly influencing both volcanic and sedimentary processes.
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