The Cenomanian- Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event, II. Palaeoceanographic controls on organic-matter production and preservation.

The OAE coincided with a maximum sea level highstand. Sea level, which may be responding to some volcano-tectonic event, is the common link and ultimately the driving force for orgC deposition in globally distributed basins under different climatic and ocean circulation regimes. -from Authors

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Arthur, M, Schlanger, S, Jenkyns, H
Other Authors: Brooks, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Scientific; Geological Society Special Publication, 26 1987