1. Coniacian–Campanian palynology, carbon isotopes and clay mineralogy of the Poigny borehole (Paris Basin) and its correlation in NW Europe
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Pearce, Martin A., Jarvis, Ian, Monkenbusch, Johannes, Thibault, Nicolas, Ullmann, Clemens V., and Martinez, Mathieu
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Sea-level change ,Poigny borehole ,Dinoflagellate cysts ,Biostratigraphy ,Santonian ,Campanian ,Carbon isotopes ,Geophysics. Cosmic physics ,QC801-809 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 ,Geology ,QE1-996.5 - Abstract
The Poigny borehole near Provins (Seine-et-Marne) provides the most complete single pristine section through the Upper Cretaceous Chalk of the Paris Basin. A well preserved and diverse palynoflora including 236 species and subspecies of organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts (dinocysts) is documented from the borehole, together with a high-resolution carbon-isotope curve (${\delta }^{13}$C$_{\mathrm{carb}}$) for the Coniacian–Campanian interval. Integration of the palynological and ${\delta }^{13}$C$_{\mathrm{carb}}$ data provides a basis for a chemostratigraphic and biostratigraphic correlation to England and Germany. Carbon isotope events (CIEs) are used to refine the placement of sub-stage boundaries in the core, and to calibrate and correlate distinctive palynological events with those from other European sections. Thirty-three palynological events in the upper Coniacian–Campanian, judged to be of biostratigraphic significance, are described. Palynological assemblages, the peridinioid/gonyaulacoid (P/G) dinocyst ratio and clay mineralogy are compared to depositional sequences and implicate sea-level as a major driver of palaeoenvironmental change.
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- 2022
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