Geochemical Evidence of the Seasonality, Affinity and Pigmenation of Solenopora jurassica.

Solenopora jurassica is a fossil calcareous alga that functioned as an important reef-building organism during the Palaeozoic. It is of significant palaeobiological interest due to its distinctive but poorly understood pink and white banding. Though widely accepted as an alga there is still debate o...

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Main Authors: Holly E Barden, Julia Behnsen, Uwe Bergmann, Melanie J Leng, Phillip L Manning, Philip J Withers, Roy A Wogelius, Bart E van Dongen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4569467?pdf=render