Open AccessPaleobathymetric reconstructions and fossil microborings
Author(s) -
Ingrid Glaub,
Ingrid Glaub
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
bulletin of the geological society of denmark
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2245-7070
pISSN - 0011-6297
DOI - 10.37570/bgsd-1998-45-17
Subject(s) - bathymetry , photic zone , geology , paleontology , identification (biology) , oceanography , ecology , biology , phytoplankton , nutrient
Ichnotaxonomic and paleoecological studies on Jurassic samples resulted in the identification of four micro boring assemblages, called index ichnocoenoses. They are related to specific photic zones or subzones, and therefore are extraordinarily useful for bathymetric reconstructions.