Displaced diatom, discoasters and benthic foraminifers at DSDP Hole 72-515A ...

• Main Authors: Shor, George, Jones, Glenn A, Rasmussen, Kenneth A, Burckle, Lloyd H
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 1983
• Subjects: Drilling/drill rig; Leg72; Glomar Challenger; Deep Sea Drilling Project DSDP; Antarc*; Antarctic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.811786; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.811786

Late Pliocene to Recent sediments from the southern Brazil Basin (DSDP Hole 515A, hydraulic piston core) were analyzed for evidence of episodic flow of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) through the Vema Channel. Carbonate-enriched layers punctuate the post-Pliocene section, otherwise composed predominan...