Calcareous nannofossil assemblages of Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 in the equatorial Atlantic: Evidence of an eutrophication event

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-69

  Hardas, P ^a   Mutterlose, J ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breakdown of water column stratification; Calcareous nannofossils; Cenomanian Turonian boundary interval; Deep dwelling species; Primary productivity; Temperature; Volcanic activity

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CALCIFICATION; CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; NANOFOSSIL; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VOLCANISM; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

WATZNAUERIA; WATZNAUERIA FOSSACINCTA; ZEUGRHABDOTUS; ZEUGRHABDOTUS ERECTUS;

EID: 36349005919     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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