Utilisation of microvertebrates in biostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy

The utility of marine microvertebrate fossils for bio- and chemostratigraphy and subsequent correlation were tested on the exceptionally preserved Devonian reef complexes of the Canning Basin, Western Australia. Microvertebrates provided refined age ranges for restricted depositional environments un...

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Main Author: Roelofs, Brett Peter Ashworth
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48487
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description The utility of marine microvertebrate fossils for bio- and chemostratigraphy and subsequent correlation were tested on the exceptionally preserved Devonian reef complexes of the Canning Basin, Western Australia. Microvertebrates provided refined age ranges for restricted depositional environments unable to be dated using conodonts or ammonoids. In addition, the O-isotope signatures recovered from hypermineralised tissues within microvertebrate fossils enabled the reconstruction of palaeoenvironmental conditions, in addition to providing the basis for chemical stratigraphy.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-484872017-02-09T03:01:07Z Utilisation of microvertebrates in biostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy Roelofs, Brett Peter Ashworth The utility of marine microvertebrate fossils for bio- and chemostratigraphy and subsequent correlation were tested on the exceptionally preserved Devonian reef complexes of the Canning Basin, Western Australia. Microvertebrates provided refined age ranges for restricted depositional environments unable to be dated using conodonts or ammonoids. In addition, the O-isotope signatures recovered from hypermineralised tissues within microvertebrate fossils enabled the reconstruction of palaeoenvironmental conditions, in addition to providing the basis for chemical stratigraphy. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48487 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Roelofs, Brett Peter Ashworth
Utilisation of microvertebrates in biostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy
title Utilisation of microvertebrates in biostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy
title_full Utilisation of microvertebrates in biostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy
title_fullStr Utilisation of microvertebrates in biostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy
title_full_unstemmed Utilisation of microvertebrates in biostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy
title_short Utilisation of microvertebrates in biostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy
title_sort utilisation of microvertebrates in biostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48487