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Record W2026417366 · doi:10.4138/6506

The last 100 million years on the Scotian Margin, offshore eastern Canada: an event-stratigraphic scheme emphasizing biostratigraphic data

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R A Fensome, Jason A. Crux, Gunilla Gard, Andrew MacRae, Graham L. Williams, Frank C. Thomas, Flavia Fiorini, Grant Wach

Bibliographic record

VenueAtlantic Geology · 2008
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEarth and Planetary Sciences
TopicPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Canadian institutionsDalhousie UniversitySaint Mary's UniversityBedford Institute of OceanographyGeological Survey of CanadaNatural Resources Canada
Fundersnot available
KeywordsGeologyPaleontologyCretaceousStructural basinContext (archaeology)DinoflagellateCenozoicContinental marginCanyonNova scotiaBiostratigraphySubmarine pipelineMargin (machine learning)Continental shelfOceanographyGeomorphologyTectonics

Abstract

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In order to provide a detailed stratigraphic framework for the Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic basin fill of the Scotian Margin (the continental shelf and continental slope off Nova Scotia, eastern Canada), we have developed an event-biostratigraphic scheme based mainly on new analyses of several exploration wells. These include the following shelf wells — Demascota G-32, Hesper I-52, Onondaga E-84 and Wenonah J-75 — as well as Shelburne G-29 and Shubenacadie H-100 on the slope. Several fossil groups are involved in this study, most notably dinoflagellate cysts (dinocysts) and nannofossils, with the former generally providing more diverse assemblages and the latter more precise calibration with global correlations. Because most of the material studied is from cuttings samples, we have relied largely on Last Appearance datums (LADs). The scheme incorporates information from about 250 microfossil species (or groups of species), delimiting about 180 events. Not all events occur in all wells and the scheme needs to be tested against future observations: nevertheless, it represents a considerable advance on previous schemes, which were based mostly on broad zones rather than detailed events. Moreover, it allows for a more refined assessment of ages of geological events, such as the early Eocene gamma spike and the incision of the Wenonah Canyon. And it provides an accurate age context for ongoing stratigraphic, sedimentological and paleoenvironmental studies, and ultimately for a fuller understanding of petroleum systems on the Scotian Margin. RÉSUMÉ Pour fournir un cadre stratigraphique détaillé du remplissage du Crétacé tardif et du Cénozoïque du bassin de la marge Néo-Écossaise (plateau continental et pente continentale au large de la Nouvelle-Écosse, est du Canada), nous avons mis au point une formule événementielle-biostratigraphique principalement basée sur de nouvelles analyses de plusieurs puits d’exploration. Ces derniers comprennent les puits Demascota G-32, Hesper I-52, Onondaga E-84 et Wenonah J-75 sur le plateau continental ainsi que Shelburne G-29 et Shubenacadie H-100 sur la pente continentale. L’étude touche plusieurs groupes de microfossiles, plus particulièrement les kystes de dinoflagellés (dinokystes) et les nannofossiles, les premiers procurant généralement des assemblages plus diversifiés et les derniers, un étalonnage plus précis avec des corrélations mondiales. Comme la majeure partie du matériel étudié provient d’échantillons de déblais, nous nous sommes largement appuyés sur les plans de référence des dernières manifestations. La formule incorpore des données provenant d’environ 250 espèces (ou groupes d’espèces) de microfossiles délimitant quelque 180 phénomènes, dont environ 50 % sont basés sur des nanofossiles, quelque 46 % sur des palynomorphes et 4 % sur des foraminifères. Les phénomènes en question ne se manifestent pas tous dans tous les puits et il faut encore soumettre la formule à des essais en vertu des observations futures: elle représente néanmoins un progrès considérable par rapport aux formules antérieures, qui étaient surtout basées sur des zones étendues plutôt que sur des phénomènes détaillés. Elle permet de plus une évaluation plus raffinée des âges des phénomènes géologiques, comme les pics gamma du Paléocène tardif et l’incision du canyon Wenonah. Elle procure par ailleurs un contexte de datation exact pour les études stratigraphiques, sédimentologiques et paléoenvironnementales courantes, et elle permettra en fin de compte une compréhension plus complète des systèmes pétroliers le long de la marge Néo-Écossaise. [Traduit par la redaction]

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Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.000
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.001
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Observational · Consensus signal: Observational
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.035
Threshold uncertainty score0.071

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0000.001
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0050.007
Science and technology studies0.0010.000
Scholarly communication0.0010.000
Open science0.0000.001
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0020.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.038
GPT teacher head0.232
Teacher spread0.194 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designObservational
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

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