Calcareous plankton evolution and the Paleocene/Eocene thermal maximum event: New evidence from Tanzania

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 60-70

  Bown, Paul ^a   Pearson, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

calcareous nannofossils; evolution; extinction; PETM; plankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COCCOLITH; EOCENE; EVOLUTION; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL RECORD; HYPSITHERMAL; NANOFOSSIL; PALEOCENE; PLANKTON; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA;

COCCOLITHUS; FORAMINIFERA; GLADIOLITHUS; TOWEIUS;

EID: 62349125258     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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