Characterization of the micrites in the Late Miocene vermetid carbonate bioconstructions, Salento Peninsula, Italy: Record of a microbial/metazoan association

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 263-264, Issue , 2012, Pages 133-143

  Guido, A ^a   Vescogni, A ^b   Mastandrea, A ^a   Demasi, F ^a   Tosti, F ^a   Naccarato, A ^a   Tagarelli, A ^a   Russo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automicrite; Italy; Late Miocene; Organic matter; Salento Peninsula; Vermetid bioconstruction

Indexed keywords

AUTOMICRITE; ITALY; LATE MIOCENE; SALENTO; VERMETID BIOCONSTRUCTION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBONATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FLUORESCENCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MICROORGANISMS; OLEFINS;

DEPOSITS;

BIOCLASTIC SEDIMENT; METAZOAN; MICRITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROFACIES; MIOCENE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ITALY; PUGLIA; SALENTO PENINSULA;

METAZOA; VERMETIDAE;

EID: 84861221735     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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