THE CENOMANIAN TURONIAN ANOXIC EVENT IN EUROPE - AN ORGANIC GEOCHEMICAL STUDY

Thirty-two sediment samples, mainly black shales from Cenomanian/Turonian organic-rich sequences in Europe and Tunisia, were examined by organic geochemical techniques. The results of molecular analyses indicate that all the black shales are dominated by marine-derived organic matter from both algal...

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Main Authors: Farrimond, P, Eglinton, G, Brassell, S, Jenkyns, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1990