Occurrence of organic-matter-rich beds in Early Cretaceous coastal evaporitic setting (Dorset, UK): a link to long-term palaeoclimate changes?

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 356-366

  Schnyder, Johann ^a   Baudin, François ^a   Deconinck, Jean François ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Botryococcus type algae; Cretaceous; Jurassic; Organic matter; Palynofacies; Purbeckian facies

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; CRETACEOUS; EVAPORATION; EVAPORITE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

DORSET [ENGLAND]; DURLSTON BAY; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LULWORTH COVE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYOCOCCUS;

EID: 62049086055     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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