Reconstructing calcification in ancient coccolithophores: Individual coccolith weight and morphology of Coccolithus pelagicus (sensu lato)

• Published in: Marine Micropaleontology
• Main Authors: Cubillos, Joana C., Henderiks, Jorijntje, Beaufort, Luc, Howard, William R., Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M.
• Other Authors: Paleobiology Program, Uppsala University, Centre européen de recherche et d'enseignement des géosciences de l'environnement (CEREGE), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2012
• Subjects: [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences; South Tasman Rise; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01458309; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2012.04.005

International audience We have adapted an existing method to estimate coccolith calcite weight using birefringence (Beaufort, 2005) to suit the large coccoliths of Coccolithus pelagicus, which are only partially birefringent under cross-polarised light microscopy. Fossil and sediment trap material f...