Chemostratigraphic reconstruction of biofacies: Molecular evidence linking cyst-forming dinoflagellates with pre-Triassic ancestors

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-162

  Moldowan, J Michael ^a   Dahl, Jeremy ^a,b   Jacobson, Stephen R ^c   Huizinga, Bradley J ^d   Fago, Frederick J ^a   Shetty, Rupa ^e   Watt, David S ^e   Peters, Kenneth E ^f  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^f EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS SPECTROMETRY; GEOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL CRISIS; DINOFLAGELLATE CYSTS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGISTS; LATE TRIASSIC; LOWER PALEOZOIC; MARINE SOURCE ROCKS; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; TRIAROMATIC DINOSTEROIDS; FOOD WEBS; GEOCHEMICALS; PRECAMBRIAN; ROCK SAMPLE;

ROCKS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

BIOFACIES; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CENOZOIC; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; PERMIAN; PRECAMBRIAN; RECONSTRUCTION; SYMBIONT; TRIASSIC; BIOFACIES RECONSTRUCTION; PALAEOZOIC; TRIAROMATIC DINOSTEROID;

EID: 0029751222     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0159:CROBME>2.3.CO     Document Type: Article

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