Palaeomagnetic analysis is one of the most important methods available for proving the paleogeographic affinities of the structural components in the Taimyr foldbelt. It is essential to show which components of the orogen were associated with Baltica and which with Siberia, particularly in the light of recent faunal evidence from southern Taimyr suggesting an affinity with Baltica in the Late Ordovician.

Further collection and analysis of the fauna, along with basement geochronology, will be used to corroborate palaeomagnetic evidence. During the 1998 field season, we obtained a new suite of samples from Taimyr, with the specific aim of identifying units derived from Baltica and those from Siberia. The principal sampling was undertaken on traverses on the Nizhnyay Taimyra River and its tributaries.