Essays about: "Silurian"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 35 essays containing the word Silurian.
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16. Stratigraphy, facies and depositional history of the Colonus Shale Trough, Skåne, southern Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : Colonustråget är en viktig tektonisk enhet i den s.k. Sorgenfrei-Tornquistzonen i Skåne, södra Sverige. Den sedimentära sekvensen består av en kambrisk till silurisk succession dominerad av finkorniga klas-tiska sediment samt en mindre del kalksten. READ MORE
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17. Carbon isotope chemostratigraphy of the Late Silurian Lau Event, Gotland, Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : The positive δ13C excursion associated with the Late Silurian Lau Event (approximately 420 Ma) is recognized globally and considered to be one of the most prominent carbon isotope excursions of the Phanerozoic. Its maximum values are exceeded only by values from the Proterozoic. READ MORE
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18. Sequence stratigraphy, palynology and biostratigraphy across the Ordovician-Silurian boundary in the Röstånga-1 core, southern Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : A multiproxy study on sedimentary rocks spanning the Ordovician-Silurian boundary has been performed on material from the Röstånga-1 core, with the aims to improve the biostratigraphical and sedimentological framework and to interpret the depositional environment during this interval in Earth’s history. The sedimentary succession in the Röstånga-1 core is developed in the Scanian Lithofacies Belt and is considered an excellent upper Middle Ordovician-Lower Silurian reference section for southernmost Sweden. READ MORE
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19. Maturity of kerogen, petroleum generation and the application of fossils and organic matter for paleotemperature measurements
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : The origin, composition and maturity of kerogen, and its conversion to petroleum is reviewed. Various methods for estimating the maximum temperature to which kerogen and potential source rocks were subjected are also reviewed. READ MORE
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20. Squamation in Andreolepis from the late Silurian of Sweden
University essay from Evolution och utvecklingsbiologi; Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : The origin of osteichthyans (bony fishes and tetrapods) dates back to the Late Silurian, but theearly evolution of osteichthyans is poorly understood. Andreolepis is one of the oldest knownosteichthyans, but exclusively documented by detached and fragmented dermal microremains. READ MORE