Molecular indicators of redox and marine photoautotroph composition in the late Middle Ordovician of Iowa, U.S.A.

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-7 -7 pt 2, 1998, Pages 1649-1662

  Pancost, Richard D ^a,c   Freeman, Katherine H ^a   Patzkowsky, Mark E ^a   Wavrek, David A ^b   Collister, James W ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aryl isoprenoids; Biomarkers; Carbon isotope excursion; Cyanobacteria; Gloeocapsomorpha prisca; Green sulfur bacteria; Methylhopanes; Ordovician

Indexed keywords

MARINE PHOTOAUTOTROPH COMPOSITION;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BACTERIA; DEPOSITION; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; REDOX REACTIONS;

BIOMARKERS;

REDOX CONDITIONS;

EID: 0032215811     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00185-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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