Geological Sciences

Geological Sciences

Dr Malcolm Laird

Position

Senior Fellow

Qualifications

M.Sc.(Hons)
D.Phil.(Oxon)

Room

302

Contact Details

Phone: (#64-3) 364-2987 ext 6770
Fax: +64 3 364 2769
malcolm.laird@canterbury.ac.nz

Postal Address: Department of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand

Research

Cretaceous geological evolution of the south-west Pacific region, in particular events associated with the breakup of Gondwana. Interaction of tectonics, sedimentation, and sea-level changes in New Zealand's Cretaceous-Cenozoic sedimentary basins. Use of Sequence Stratigraphy as a correlation tool in sedimentary successions.

Publications

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