A Paleogene calcareous microfossil Konservat-Lagerstatte from the Kilwa Group of coastal Tanzania

• Main Authors: Bown, PR, Dunkley Jones, T, Lees, JA, Randell, RD, Mizzi, JA, Pearson, PN, Coxall, HK, Young, JR, Nicholas, CJ, Karega, A, Singano, J, Wade, BS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: GEOLOGICAL SOC AMER, INC 2008
• Subjects: calcareous nannofossils; foramrinifera; preservation; Lagerstatte; Paleogene; diversity; CRETACEOUS SEDIMENT CORES; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; INDIAN-OCEAN; MID-PLIOCENE; SEA; ATLANTIC; TEMPERATURES; ASSEMBLAGES; GREENHOUSE; CALCITE; Holo; Indian; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/174933/

Microfossil assemblages and their shell geochemistry are widely used in paleocean-ography, but they can be significantly altered by subtle variations in preservation state. Clay-rich, hemipelagic sediments of the Paleogene Kilwa Group of coastal Tanzania host calcareous microfossils that are excepti...