Essays about: "Palaeoecology"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 essays containing the word Palaeoecology.

1. 6. The fossil wonders of the Silurian Eramosa Lagerstätte of Canada : the jawed polychaete faunas

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Jesper Härling; [2012]
   Keywords : scolecodonter; polychaeter; silur; palaeobiogeography; palaeoecology; Silurian; Eramosa Lagerstätte; scolecodonts; polychaete faunas; paleoekologi; paleobiogeografi.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The Silurian Eramosa Lagerstätte in Ontario, Canada, is represented by three distinguished biotas (1 to 3) with exceptionally well preserved fossils. In this study, the jawed polychaete fauna is described and discussed for the first time, on the basis of scolecodonts and jaw apparatuses, recovered from Biota 1 and 3. READ MORE

3. 7. Sedimentary facies and fauna of the Late Silurian Bjärsjölagård Limestone Member (Klinta Formation), Skåne, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Susanne Nilsson; [2006]
   Keywords : Bjärsjölagårdkalkstenen; Ludlow; sedimentära facies; faunadiversitet; Laukatastrofen; stratigrafisk korrelation; Skåne; The Bjärsjölagård Limestone Member; sedimentary facies; faunal diversity; Lau Event; stratigraphical correlation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Bjärsjölagårdkalkstenen i Skåne, södra Sverige, är av sen ludlowålder och utgör en del av Klintaformationen inom Öved-Ramsåsagruppen. Denna kalksten bildades under tiden för den globalt kända Laukatastrofen och ett kraftigt havsnivåfall i den Baltiska bassängen. READ MORE

4. 8. A palaeoecological study of Holocene lake sediments above the highest shoreline in the province of Västerbotten, northeast Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Petra Bragée; [2005]
   Keywords : geography; geology; palaeoecology; Holocene lake sediments; Västerbotten; Sweden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : En sedimentborrkärna från sjön Svartkälstjärn, belägen 260 m ö.h. nära Vindeln i Västerbotten, provtogs for analys av frekvensen pollen, sporer och kolpartiklar samt beräkning av ackumulationshalter. READ MORE

5. 9. The conodont genus Ctenognathodus in the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Caroline Strömberg; [1997]
   Keywords : Conodonta; Prioniodinida; Ctenognathodus; Ligonodina confluens; functional morphology; ontogeny; palaeoecology; phylogeny; Högklint Beds; Tofta Beds; Slite Beds; Klinteberg Beds; Hemse Beds; Hamra Beds; Sundre Beds; Wenlock; Ludlow; Silurian; Gotland; Sweden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Seven taxa of the conodont genus Ctenognathodus (Fay, 1959) sensu Viira, 1982b in the Silurian of Gotland have been described and their occurrence mapped geographically, stratigraphically and related to facies. In addition to C. murchisoni (Pander, 1856) three new species were found; C. n. READ MORE

6. 10. Lower Silurian polychaetaspid and ramphoprionid polychaetes from Gotland : aspects on taxonomy and palaeoecology

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Mats Eriksson; [1996]
   Keywords : Annelida; polychaetes; polychaetaspids; ramphoprionids; scolecodonts; palaeoecology; taxonomy; Lusklint; Lickershamn 2; Lower Visby Beds; Upper Visby Beds; Högklint Beds; Wenlock; Llandovery; Silurian; Gotland; Sweden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The Silurian strata of Gotland yield a wide variety of polychaete jaws. The investigated polychaetes include the family Polychaetaspidae with the two genera Polychaetaspis and Kozlowskiprion, and the monotypic family Ramphoprionidae with the genus Ramphoprion. READ MORE