Abstract

The melting chronology of the Latest Ordovician inlandsis takes on a particular importance in northern Gondwana. A continuous sequence of Diplograptid range zones has been defined from outcrops in the Oued In Djerane, but its comparison with the sequence observed in the stratotype of the Silurian–Ordovician boundary is problematic because of the endemic character of the Saharan species. Moreover, some difficulties are linked to the definition of the Ordovician–Silurian boundary, which, in the Algerian Sahara, probably lies in the Pseudorthograptus (?) kiliani zone. A definite regional diachronism in the melting of the ice-cap has also been confirmed. La chronologie de la fonte de l'inlandsis fini-ordovicien revêt un intérêt particulier dans la partie septentrionale du Gondwana. Les affleurements de l'Oued In Djerane permettent de proposer une succession de biozones de Diplograptides. La comparaison de cette succession avec celle observée dans le stratotype de la limite Ordovicien–Silurien est rendue problématique par l'endémisme des espèces sahariennes. En outre, certaines difficultés sont liées à la définition de cette limite. Celle-ci, au Sahara algérien, paraît devoir être placée au niveau de la zone à Pseudorthograptus (?) kiliani. Un certain diachronisme dans la fonte de l'inlandsis, selon les régions, est confirmé.

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