Abundance of phytoliths in sediment core CRP-1 (Table 1)

This report documents phytoliths (siliceous plant fossils) in 16 samples from the Cape Roberts Project core (CRP-1), including the first record of two phytolith forms from monocotyledons (Chionochloid (spool) and Elongate) in Antarctica. The phytoliths found are compared with those extracted from ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carter, John
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 1998
Subjects:
16 km ENE Cape Roberts
Abundance estimate
Cape Roberts Project
Core wireline system
CRP
CRP-1
CWS
DEPTH
sediment/rock
Diatom abundance
off Cape Roberts
Ross Sea
Antarctica
Phytoliths
Sampling/drilling ice
Silicoflagellate abundance
Sponge spiculae
Antarctic
Cape Roberts
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.438846
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.438846
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Summary:This report documents phytoliths (siliceous plant fossils) in 16 samples from the Cape Roberts Project core (CRP-1), including the first record of two phytolith forms from monocotyledons (Chionochloid (spool) and Elongate) in Antarctica. The phytoliths found are compared with those extracted from extant plants and other Antarctic sedimentary deposits. The phytolith record is also compared with the three floral assemblages indicated by terrestrial palynomorphs for the Miocene and Quaternary sections of the core.

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