Significance of microbialites, calcimicrobes, and calcareous algae in reefal framework formation from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 192, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 243-265

  Nose, Martin ^a   Schmid, Dieter U ^b   Leinfelder, Reinhold R ^c  

^a BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FÜR PALÄONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcimicrobes; Gotland; Non skeletal microbialites; Red algae; Reefal framework formation; Silurian

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS ALGA; CORAL REEF; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIALITE; SILURIAN; STROMATOLITE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GOTLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; GRATICULA; METAZOA; RHODOPHYTA; ROTHPLETZELLA; STROMATOPOROIDA;

EID: 33750954490     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.04.009     Document Type: Article

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