The end-Frasnian mass extinction in the Eifel Mountains, Germany: New insights from organic matter composition and preservation

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 278, Issue , 2007, Pages 173-196

  Hartkopf Froder C ^a   Kloppisch, M ^b   Mann, U ^b   Neumann Mahlkau, P ^a   Schaefer, R G ^b   Wilkes, H ^c  

^a Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein Westfalen   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORRELATION; FACIES; FRASNIAN-FAMENNIAN BOUNDARY; HYDROGEN; ISOPRENOID; LIMESTONE; MASS EXTINCTION; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOTIC ZONE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EIFEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; RHENISH SCHIEFERGEBIRGE; RHINELAND-PALATINATE;

ACRITARCHA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; PRASINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 34548254887     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP278.8     Document Type: Article

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