Composition of sediments samples spanning the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary at ODP Site 207-1259 ...

• Main Authors: MacLeod, Kenneth G, Whitney, Donna L, Huber, Brian T, Koeberl, Christian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2007
• Subjects: Composite Core; Drilling/drill rig; Leg207; Joides Resolution; Ocean Drilling Program ODP; Macleod; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.719608; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.719608

Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 207, on the Demerara Rise in the western tropical North Atlantic, recovered multiple Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary sections containing an ejecta layer. Sedimentological, geochemical, and paleontological changes across the boundary closely match patterns expected for...