Drilling of Early Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a in Southern France

The massive concentration of black, laminated, organic carbon-rich shales at certain time periods during the Cretaceous period (∼140–65 Ma) led to the concept of Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAEs). These events are characterized by unusually enhanced preservation of organic matteracross environments rangi...

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Main Authors: Wolfgang Kuhnt, Sascha Flögel, Michel Moullade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-04-01
Series:Scientific Drilling
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Online Access:http://www.iodp.org/images/stories/downloads/sd9_10.pdf#page=20