Palaeontologic Characterisation and Analysis of the AND-1B Core, ANDRILL McMurdo Ice Shelf Project, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Scherer, R., Hannah, M., Maffioli, P., Persico, D., Sjunneskog, C., Strong, C. P., Taviani, M., Winter, D., ANDRILL-MIS Science Team
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2007
• Subjects: Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; McMurdo Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/andrillrespub/39; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/andrillrespub/article/1038/viewcontent/Scherer_TA_2007_Palaeontological_characterisation.pdf

Fossils provide key data sets for the interpretation of the AND-1B core. Calcareous plankton and benthos provide the basis for palaeoenvironmental interpretations of both surface and bottom waters. Calcareous fossils are rare throughout, but occurrences noted are significant. Some calcareous fossils...