ICHNOLOGY OF THE MARINE K-PG INTERVAL: ENDOBENTHIC RESPONSE TO A LARGE-SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE

• Main Author: Wiest, Logan A.
• Other Authors: Buynevich, Ilya V. (Ilya Val), Terry, Dennis O.; Grandstaff, David E.;
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Temple University Libraries 2014
• Subjects: Geology; Sedimentary geology; Paleontology; Braggs; Brazos River; Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary; Inversand Quarry; Mass Extinction; Thalassinoides; Alabama; Burrows; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/276312

Geology M.S. Most major Phanerozoic mass extinctions induced permanent or transient changes in ecological and anatomical characteristics of surviving benthic communities. Many infaunal marine organisms produced distinct suites of biogenic structures in a variety of depositional settings, thereby lea...