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Fen Chen, Shenghui Deng, and Keqin Sun. "Early Cretaceous Athyrium Roth from Northeastern China." Journal of Palaeosciences 46, no. 3 (December 31, 1997): 117–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.54991/jop.1997.1356.

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Four species of the Early Cretaceous genus Athyrium viz., A. cretaceum Chen et Meng, A. fuxinense Chen et Meng, A. hulunianum Chen, Ren et Deng and A. hailaerianum Deng et Chen from Northeastern China have been systematically studied by scanning electron microscope. The palaeoecology of the Early Cretaceous Athyrium has also been discussed in detail in this paper.
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Wheeler, E. A., J. McClammer, and C. A. LaPasha. "Similarities and Differences in Dicotyledonous Woods of the Cretaceous and Paleocene. San Juan Basin, New Mexico, Usa." IAWA Journal 16, no. 3 (1995): 223–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22941932-90001407.

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Fossil wood is common in the Late Cretaceous and Early Paleocene of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico. Six types of dicotyledonous wood are recognized: Paraphyllanthoxylon arizonense Bailey, Paraphyllanthoxylon anasazi sp. nov., Plataninium piercei sp. nov., Metcalfeoxylon kirtlandense gen. et sp. nov., Chalkoxylon cretaceum gen. et sp. nov., Carlquistoxylon nacimientense gen. et sp. nov. Woods with the characteristics of Paraphyllanthoxylon arizonense Bailey are the most common and occur in the Cretaceous Kirtland Shale and the Paleocene Ojo Alamo Sandstone and Nacimiento Formation. This wood type's characteristics are stable from the Cretaceous to the Paleocene. There were no significant differences in the vessel diameters, vessel densities, ray sizes, or estimated specific gravities of the P. arizonense woods from the Late Cretaceous (Kirtland Shale) and Early Paleocene (Nacimiento Formation and Ojo Alamo Sandstone). Based on the samples examined for this study, dicotyledonous woods were more diverse in the Cretaceous (five types) than in the Paleocene (two types) of the San Juan Basin. Diameters of the Cretaceous woods examined ranged from 14-40cm indicating they were trees rather than shrubs; diameters of the Paleocene woods examined ranged from 10-80cm. All the woods have generalized structure with combinations of features seen in more than one extant family, order, or subclass. Information from databases for fossil and extant woods indicates that some combinations of features (e. g., solitary narrow vessels, low vessel density and scalariform perforation plates, as seen in Metcalfeoxylon kirtlandense and Chalkoxylon cretaceum), while relatively common in the Cretaceous, represent strategies of the hydraulic system that are extremely rare in the Tertiary and at present. None of the dicotyledonous woods have distinct growth rings, although some samples of Paraphyllanthoxylon arizonense from the Paleocene show variations in vessel density and vessel diameter that may correspond to seasonal variations in water availability.
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Kirejtshuk, A. G., S. A. Kurbatov, and A. Nel. "A new species of the genus Clidicus from Lower Cretaceous of France (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae)." Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS 319, no. 4 (December 25, 2015): 508–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.31610/trudyzin/2015.319.4.508.

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BARTEL, CHRISTIAN, JASON A. DUNLOP, and GONZALO GIRIBET. "An unexpected diversity of Cyphophthalmi (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber." Zootaxa 5296, no. 3 (May 29, 2023): 421–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5296.3.6.

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Ten new Cyphophthalmi specimens (Arachnida: Opiliones) from the Upper Cretaceous (Lower Cenomanian) Burmese amber of northern Myanmar are described. Seven of these are placed in Stylocellidae, the predominant extant family found today in Southeast Asia. Sirocellus iunctus gen. et sp. nov. represents the first fossil with a combination of sironid and stylocellid characters, suggesting a still ongoing transition in some lineages during the Upper Cretaceous. Mesopsalis oblongus gen. et sp. nov. represents a second fossil with elongated ozophores, a character not known from modern species. Leptopsalis breyeri sp. nov. is the first Cretaceous cyphophthalmid assignable to an extant genus. The species Foveacorpus cretaceus gen. et sp. nov. and F. parvus gen. et sp. nov., which cannot be placed in an extant family, show morphological novelties for Cyphophthalmi such as numerous pits covering the whole body. The possible function of these pits is discussed. Three more adult males with unique adenostyles and two juveniles are not formally named but further indicate an already highly diverse cyphophthalmid fauna during the Cretaceous. The total number of named Burmese amber Cyphophthalmi species is raised from one to six, and the total fossil record for this suborder now stands at eight.
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Triskova, Katerina, Gabriela Packova, Alexander S. Prosvirov, and Robin Kundrata. "Burmogonus gen. nov., a New Click Beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Elaterinae) from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber." Diversity 14, no. 12 (December 5, 2022): 1070. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d14121070.

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The click beetles (Elateridae) originated in the Mesozoic and recently form a relatively large family with approximately 10,000 described species worldwide. However, the Mesozoic, and particularly Cretaceous, click beetle fauna remains very poorly known. Here we describe Burmogonus cretaceus gen. et sp. nov. based on a single, relatively well-preserved, specimen from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. This species can be assigned with confidence to the subfamily Elaterinae, and based on the supra-antennal carinae being incomplete across the head and directed to the labrum, the shape of metacoxal plates, and simple tarsi, we tentatively place it in the tribe Elaterini. We discuss the morphology of a new genus and other Elaterinae described from Burmese amber.
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Jensen, Jørn Bo, and Niels Erik Hamann. "Geological mapping of Mesozoic deposits along the eastern margin of the R0nne Graben, offshore Bornholm, Denmark." Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 37 (April 10, 1989): 237–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.37570/bgsd-1988-37-19.

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Detailed shallow seismic investigations of the eastern R0nne Graben, offshore Bomholm have resulted in the recognition of characteristic seismic facies which are subdivided into seismostratigraphic units. The seismostratigraphic units are correlated with known lithostratigraphic units on Bomholm, thus permitting detailed geological mapping along the eastern margin of the Rønne Graben. In contrast to the sequence on Bomholm, it appears that there was continuous sedimentation from the R0nne Formation (Lower Jurassic) to the Rabekke Formation (Lower Cretaceous), while the Robbedale and Jydegard Formations (Lower Cretaceous) are absent in the R0nne Graben. In the area mapped in detail the youngest Pre-Quaternary sediments are the Arnager Greensand, the Amager Limestone and the Bavnodde Greensand Formations (Upper Cretaceous). All the Mesozoic deposits were affected by transpressional tectonic activity during the Upper Cretace­ous - Lower Tertiary. The structural relationships show a characteristic pattern consisting of the main fault on the eastern side of the Rønne Graben and a system of en echelon reverse faults. This pattern probably formed as a result of northeast-southwest wrench movements in a compressional dextral strike slip system.
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Van der Ham, Raymond W. J. M., Johanna H. A. Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert, Sjir Renkens, and Peta A. Hayes. "The type of Palmocarpon cretaceum Miq., 1853 described from the Cretaceous of the Sint-Pietersberg, The Netherlands, is an Eocene Nypa burtinii (Brongn.) Ettingsh., 1879, most likely from the Brussels area, Belgium." Fossil Imprint 78, no. 1 (2022): 44–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.37520/fi.2022.003.

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The study of a few putative palm macrofossils from the type area of the Maastrichtian Stage appeared to have important implications for understanding the composition of the fossil flora of the area, as well as for the nomenclature of fossil palm fruits in general. The type specimen of the palm fruit Palmocarpon cretaceum Miq., 1853 described from the Cretaceous of the Maastrichtian type area belongs to Nypa burtinii (Brongn.) Ettingsh., 1879 from the Eocene, most probably from the Brussels area. The material mentioned by Ubaghs (1885a, b, 1887) as Palmocarpon cretaceum does not represent fossil palm fruits. Therefore, palm pollen is the only evidence for the presence of palms (Arecaceae, or Palmae, excl. Nypa) in the Cretaceous of the Maastrichtian type area. Palmocarpon Miq., 1853 is proposed here as a nomen rejiciendum, and the genus Palmocarpon Lesq., 1878 as a nomen conservandum.
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Rayner, R. J., G. Kuschel, and R. G. OBERPRIELER. "Cretaceous weevils from southern Africa, with description of a new genus and species and phylogenetic and zoogeographical comments (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)." Insect Systematics & Evolution 25, no. 2 (1994): 137–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187631294x00261.

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AbstractThe mid-Cretaceous weevil fossils from the Orapa Diamond Mine in Botswana are studied, and a new genus and species, Orapaeus cretaceus Kuschel & Oberprieler, is described. This fossil genus is placed in the tribe Eurhynchini of Brentidae and compared with the two extant genera of the tribe. With the discovery of Orapaeus, the family Brentidae can, for the first time, be traced back to Cretaceous times, and there is evidence that the brentid subfamilies and perhaps also the tribes were already differentiated by the Middle Cretaceous. By contrast, the modern families of angiosperm plants were evidently not yet established by then. In consideration of the palaeoflora of Orapa, it is concluded that the environment probably was tropical and the area well vegetated, but that no clues are present as to the likely hostplant(s) of Orapaeus. The differences between Orapaeus and the extant Eurhynchini suggest that the fossil insect fauna of Orapa is generally assignable to extinct forms, and these differences do not support a hypothesis of prolonged evolutionary stasis.
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Hancock, J. M., and P. F. Rawson. "Cretaceous." Geological Society, London, Memoirs 13, no. 1 (1992): 131–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/gsl.mem.1992.013.01.13.

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AbstractEarly CretaceousThe Cretaceous Period lasted for about 70 million years. During this time there was a major change in the sedimentary history of the area as tectonism died down and deposition started of an extensive blanket of coccolith ooze: the Chalk. The change took place mainly over a brief interval across the Albian/Cenomanian (Lower/Upper Cretaceous) boundary, at about 95 Ma. Until that time crustal extension along the Arctic-North Atlantic megarifts continued to influence the tectonic evolution of northwest Europe (Ziegler 1982, 1988). This tensional régime caused rifting and block faulting, particularly across the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary (Late Cimmerian movements) and in the mid Aptian (Austrian phase). During the latter phase, sea-floor spreading commenced in the Biscay and central Rockall Rifts. The northern part of the Rockall Rift began to widen too, possibly by crustal stretching rather than sea-floor spreading (Ziegler 1988, p. 75). During the Albian the regional pattern began to change and by the beginning of the Cenomanian rifting had effectively ceased away from the Rockall/Faeroe area.Most of the Jurassic sedimentary basins continued as depositional areas during the Early Cretaceous, but the more extensive preservation of Lower Cretaceous sediments provides firmer constraints on some of the geographical reconstructions. The marked sea-level fall across the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary isolated the more southerly basins as areas of non-marine sedimentation, and it was not until the beginning of the Aptian that they became substantially marine.The extent of emergence of highs in the North Sea area is difficult to assess, especially where
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Officer, Charles B., Anthony Hallam, Charles L. Drake, and Joseph D. Devine. "Late Cretaceous and paroxysmal Cretaceous/Tertiary extinctions." Nature 326, no. 6109 (March 1987): 143–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/326143a0.

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Vaughan, Pamela Georgina. "Cretaceous Nerineacean gastropods." Thesis, Open University, 1988. http://oro.open.ac.uk/54369/.

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The Nerineacea form a distinctive and significant component of shallow marine Mesozoic Tethyan macrofaunas. They occur in shelf sediments deposited in tropical regions during the Jurassic and Cretaceous. The group first appears in the early Jurassic and high diversity levels had developed by late Jurassic and early Cretaceous times. A major extinction episode occurred during the latter part of the Cenomanian and the Turonian, with the Nerineacea becoming finally extinct in the Maastrichtian. The heterostrophic nature of the ncrineacean protoconch (described here from Nerineidae and Nerinellidae species) indicates opisthobranch affinities. The Nerineacea is placed in the Entomotacniata, an independent order within the Opisthobranchia. The Entomotaeniata is considered to show greatest affinities with some members of the Acteonacea. The Pyramidcllacea are not included in the Entomotaeniata. The order contains the Ceritellidae, Nerineidae, Nerinellidae and ltieriidae. Early phylogenetic separation of the first three families is indicated. Within each family a limited number of "stable" internal fold patterns developed independently which reflected anatomical features of the abapical portion of the nerineid animal. The Nerineacea typically inhabited warm, clear, carbonate-dominated shallow marine environments on and around off-shore "highs", however, some genera lived in prelittoral or lagoonal situations. Only Ptygmatis shows any evidence of tolerance of abnormal salinities. Carbon and oxygen isotope analyses demonstrate that Nerinella and Simploptyxis specimens from Austrian Gosau deposits lived in water of normal marine salinity. Most Cretaceous nerineid genera were probably mobile epifaunal herbivores, although Nerinellidae species may have been infaunal. Cretaceous Nerineacea are taxonomically reviewed; the diagnoses of the subfamily Umboneinae; Diozoptyxis, Adiozoptyxis; Julesia and Phaneroptyxis are revised. Stratigraphic and palaeogeographic ranges indicate that certain species could potentially be used for correlation. Quantitative measurements of various parameters are included in specific descriptions; the value of these in specific resolution is tested in appropriate cases. An analysis of morphological range in one species (Diozoptyxis cochleaeformis) demonstrates wide continuous variation in overall shell shape and whorl concavity. However, external ornament and internal fold pattern do not show significant intraspecific variation; these features therefore provide reliable characters for species definition.
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Crampton, James Scutts. "Palaeobiology of cretaceous inoceramid bivalves." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.308302.

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Misaki, Akihiro. "Stratigraphy of mid-Cretaceous to upper Cretaceous system in the Aridagawa area, Wakayama, southwest Japan : implication of Cretaceous megafossil assemblages in the Aridagawa area." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/136783.

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Ehrendorfer, Thomas Wolfgang. "Late cretaceous (Maestrichtian) calcareous nannoplankton biogeography with emphasis on events immediately preceding the cretaceous/paleocene boundary." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52958.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 1993.
Vita.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 205-218).
by Thomas Wolfgang Ehrendorfer.
Ph.D.
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Morrison, Joan Olivia. "Cretaceous marine invertebrates: A geochemical perspective." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/7784.

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A diagenetic evaluation was performed on marine fossil shell material from Cretaceous sediments of North America, the Arctic, the Antarctic and several localities in Europe. Trace element chemistry, XRD, SEM and stable isotope geochemistry were consistent in their results. Preservation of the original shell material of the low-Mg calcite organisms, brachiopods and belemnites, and the numerous aragonitic organisms was slightly variable with the majority of samples well preserved. Those samples that were altered underwent diagenetic stabilization in both reducing and oxic environments. Using the chemical data from only well preserved fossil shell material, basin paleo-reconstructions showed that from Aptian to Maastrichtian time, the Cretaceous seas were generally aerobic with some dysaerobia evident at the sediment/water interface and in the shallow sediment column. Paleosalinities fluctuated from brackish to normal marine, especially in the Western Interior Seaway of North America and the Paris Basin. The Lower Saxony basin, the Arctic and Antarctic were mainly normal marine with brackish conditions developing on occasion. Paleotemperatures determined from $\partial\sp $O data of preserved aragonite and low-Mg calcite shell material, also showed some variance. The Arctic and Antarctic were coolest, with Campanian/Maastrichtian temperatures about 12 or 13$\sp\circ$C, whereas the Lower Saxony basin and the Western Interior Seaway were slightly warmer, ranging from 11 to 20$\sp\circ$C. The Barremian/Aptian appeared to be the warmest time and a cooling trend was fairly consistent from then on.
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Söderblom, Fredrik. "Disparity of Early Cretaceous Lamniformes sharks." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-256605.

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The geological range of lamniform sharks stretches from present day species such as Carcharodon carcharias (great white shark) back to the at the moment oldest undoubted fossil finds during the Early Cretaceous. In this paper a geometric morphometric analysis was performed on images of Early Cretaceous lamniform teeth collected from published literature in order to examine the change in disparity (range of morphological variation within a group) throughout the time period. Due to limited availability of published material and time constraints only the Barremian and Albian ages were investigated. The Barremian exhibited tall and narrow tooth morphologies while the Albian showed a wide range of morphological variation including more robust, wide and sometimes triangular shapes but also displayed further specialization of the tall and narrow forms. This change is likely indicative of a dietary and ecological expansion from only eating for example small fish and soft-bodied creatures to a wide range of prey for the group, including larger and more robust animals such as marine turtles and large bony fish. This in combination with the decline of some marine predators as well as the diversification of possible prey is interpreted as that an adaptive radiation of the Lamniformes could have taken place during the latter half of the Early Cretaceous.
Morfologisk disparitet är ett mått på hur stor utsträckningen av morfologisk variation är. Detta mått räknas ut genom att jämföra landmärken utplacerade på bilder av föremål som ska undersökas. I detta projekt undersöktes den morfologiska dispariteten hos tänder från håbrandsartade hajar (Lamniformes) under tidig krita. Att just deras tänder undersöktes beror på att den större delen av hajars skelett är gjort av brosk vilket lätt bryts ned efter djuret avlidit. Deras tänder är dock gjorda av ben vilket har lättare att bli bevarat som fossil. Utöver detta så kan formen på tänder beskriva djurs födoval och levnadssätt. Gruppens tänder undersöktes därför även för att belysa eventuella förändringar i diet och ekologi under tidig krita. Resultatet av denna analys visar på en expansion av tandform under denna period från långa och smala tänder under Barremium till en större variation under Albium där även mer triangelformade och robusta tänder dyker upp. Detta har tolkats som en adaptiv artbildningsperiod för gruppen då både nya byten (t.ex. teleostfiskar och havs-sköldpaddor) diversifierade och uppkom samtidigt som vissa marina predatorer (ichthyosaurer och plesiosaurer) minskade i antal under denna tidsperiod. Detta ändrade troligen de selektiva trycken på håbrandsartade hajars tandmorfologi samt lämnade ekologiska nischer öppna som dessa kunde anpassa sig till vilket i sin tur ledde till expansioner i morfologisk disparitet, diet och ekologi.
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Street, Christianne. "Palaeobiogeography of Early Cretaceous calcareous nannoplankton." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.322002.

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Hayes, Peta Angela. "Cretaceous angiosperm leaf floras from Antarctica." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1999. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/21096/.

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Late Cretaceous angiosperm leaf floras from the Antarctic Peninsula have been studied and described for the first time. The Hidden Lake Formation (Coniacian) and Santa Marta Formation (Santonian-early Campanian) floras were preserved within shallow marine strata exposed on James Ross Island. This area was located at approximately 65°S during the Late Cretaceous. These fossils represent the remains of vegetation growing in the southern high latitudes on an emergent volcanic arc. The plants probably grew on the delta top and along the edge of streams. The leaf fossils are preserved as isolated and fragmentary impressions and although cuticular anatomy is not present, the angiosperm leaves show the well-preserved fine detail of leaf architecture. These leaves have been drawn and described using Hickey's (1979) terminology. Attempts were made to group the leaves into morphotypes to allow reconstruction of floral composition and palaeoclimates. Several methods of grouping leaves were used, including visual grouping, Single character classification, and multivariate approaches. Multivariate statistical analysis allowed many characters to be considered simultaneously and even allowed fragmentary specimens, which were harder to deal with visually, to be evaluated. Clustering analysis was performed and dendrograms were produced for the Hidden Lake Formation and Santa Marta Formation floras, which were used in conjunction with visual assessments to group leaves with distinct morphologies into morphotypes. A total of 41 morphotypes were identified, 30 in the Hidden Lake Formation flora and 31 in the Santa Marta Formation flora, with 20 in common. Detailed descriptions of each morphotype and representative illustrations are presented. Comparisons have been drawn with fossil and living angiosperm leaves. Architectural characteristics suggest that some of the leaves may have affinities with the Cunoniaceae, Lauraceae, Sterculiaceae, Nothofagaceae, Myrtaceae and Elaeocarpaceae. If botanical affinities can be confirmed, many of these occurrences would extend the ranges of angiosperm taxa on the Antarctic Peninsula. Palaeoclimatic interpretation of the leaf floras included comparisons with possible nearest living relatives, analysis of leaf margins, shapes and sizes, and the application of simple linear regression and multiple linear regression models. The climate is considered to have been warm and moist. Mean annual temperature estimates of 12-21°C were provided for the Hidden Lake Formation flora and 14-23°C for the Santa Marta Formation flora. Evaluation of published data suggests that these Coniacian-early Campanian leaf floras may reflect the warmest time during the Cretaceous in Antarctica.
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Penny, J. H. J. "Early Cretaceous angiosperm pollen from Egypt." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1986. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/273106.

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Witts, James David. "Marine biodiversity during the latest Cretaceous in Antarctica and the nature of the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/13742/.

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The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) mass extinction event occurred 66 million years ago, the most recent of the ‘Big Five’ extinction crises of the last 540 million years. This event had a profound effect on both life and the broader Earth system, with the extinction of up to 75% of life. Despite years of detailed research, debate continues as to the nature and timing of the extinction. Ideas for an abrupt crisis, triggered by bolide impact at Chicxulub in the Gulf of Mexico, contrast with those suggesting a more gradual extinction, involving volcanism from the Deccan Traps Large Igneous Province in India and/or climatic changes. Evidence from the high latitudes has been used to suggest that the fossil record from Antarctica is incompatible with models for a single, sudden event, and that extinction intensity declined at high latitudes. This thesis presents a detailed study of extensive fossil and sediment collections from the highest southern latitude onshore outcrop containing the K–Pg transition; the highly expanded and fossiliferous López de Bertodano Formation of Seymour Island, James Ross Basin, located at 65°S today, and during the Cretaceous. New biostratigraphic and diversity data for the molluscan (bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods) faunas of the López de Bertodano Formation, and geochemical datasets (seawater sulphur and pyrite sulphur isotopes) are compared to published records, and evidence for palaeoenvironmental change. They suggest a single, rapid extinction event coincident with the K–Pg boundary, with no precursor decline. The magnitude of the extinction in Antarctica is also consistent with lower latitudes, suggestive of a global, catastrophic trigger for the K–Pg extinction, such as bolide impact. Sulphur isotope data suggest the K–Pg sulphur cycle was able to respond to rapid environmental changes before, and after the K–Pg mass extinction. A decoupling of the carbon and sulphur cycle occurred during the latest Cretaceous, but productivity collapse after the K–Pg extinction also affected the sulphur cycle. The recovery to pre-extinction values was achieved on the same timescale as carbon cycle and initial ecological recovery, suggesting close geosphere-biosphere links at this time.
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Books on the topic "Cretaceous"

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Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress), ed. Cretaceous sea. New York: Ace Books, 2002.

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Carradine, F. J. The cretaceous paradox. Unionville, N.Y: Royal Fireworks Press, 1995.

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David, Unwin, ed. Cretaceous fossil vertebrates. London [England]: The Palaeontological Association, 1999.

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Smith, A. B. British Cretaceous echinoids. London: Palaeontographical Society, 1993.

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Akers, Rosemary E. Texas Cretaceous gastropods. Houston, Tex. (10805 Brooklet, Houston 77099): Paleontology Section, Houston Gem and Mineral Society, 1997.

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Smith, A. B. British Cretaceous echinoids. London: Palaeontographical Society, 1993.

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B, Smith Andrew. British Cretaceous echinoids. London: Palaeontographical Society, 1989.

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Akers, Rosemary E. Texas Cretaceous echinoids. [Houston, TX]: Paleontology Section, Houston Gem and Mineral Society, 1987.

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Smith, A. B. British Cretaceous echinoids. London: Palaeontographical Society, 1990.

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Smith, A. B. British cretaceous echinoids. London: Palaeontographical Society, 1989.

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Book chapters on the topic "Cretaceous"

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Ward, Peter D. "Cretaceous Park." In Time Machines, 207–22. New York, NY: Springer New York, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1672-8_10.

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Gabrys, Beata, John L. Capinera, Jesusa C. Legaspi, Benjamin C. Legaspi, Lewis S. Long, John L. Capinera, Jamie Ellis, et al. "Cretaceous Period." In Encyclopedia of Entomology, 1108. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_10082.

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Valdiya, K. S. "Cretaceous Volcanism." In Society of Earth Scientists Series, 441–77. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25029-8_14.

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Bown, P. R., D. C. Rutledge, J. A. Crux, and L. T. Gallagher. "Lower Cretaceous." In Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy, 86–131. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4902-0_5.

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Burnett, J. A., L. T. Gallagher, and M. J. Hampton. "Upper Cretaceous." In Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy, 132–99. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4902-0_6.

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Frakes, L. A., and J. E. Francis. "Cretaceous Palaeoclimates." In Cretaceous Resources, Events and Rhythms, 273–87. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-6861-6_14.

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Löser, Hannes. "Cretaceous Corals." In Springer Geology, 31–61. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51034-2_3.

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Acevedo, Rogelio Daniel. "The Cretaceous Layers Later than the Early Cretaceous." In SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences, 33–36. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00166-7_5.

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Kauffman, Erle G., and Malcolm B. Hart. "Cretaceous Bio-Events." In Global Events and Event Stratigraphy in the Phanerozoic, 285–312. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79634-0_14.

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Schlager, Wolfgang, and Jean Philip. "Cretaceous Carbonate Platforms." In Cretaceous Resources, Events and Rhythms, 173–95. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-6861-6_9.

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Conference papers on the topic "Cretaceous"

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Hay, William W., and Robert DeConto. "RETHINKING CRETACEOUS CLIMATE." In GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016. Geological Society of America, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2016am-283027.

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Wang, Bo. "CRETACEOUS BURMESE AMBER BIOTA." In GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017. Geological Society of America, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2017am-298336.

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Bao, Tong, Bo Wang, Bo Wang, Jianguo Li, Jianguo Li, David Dilcher, and David Dilcher. "POLLINATION OF CRETACEOUS FLOWERS." In GSA 2020 Connects Online. Geological Society of America, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2020am-352846.

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"Mesozoic Tectonic Setting of SE Sundaland After Magmatism and Suture Evidences in JS-1 Ridge Area." In Indonesian Petroleum Association 44th Annual Convention and Exhibition. Indonesian Petroleum Association, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.29118/ipa21-g-14.

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Mesozoic plate convergence in SE Sundaland has been a source of debate for decades. A determination of plate convergence boundaries and timing have been explained in many publications, but not all boundaries were associated with magmatism. Through integration of both plate configurations and magmatic deposits, the basement can be accurately characterized over time and areal extents. This paper will discuss Cretaceous subductions and magmatic arc trends in SE Sundaland area with additional evidence found in JS-1 Ridge. At least three subduction trends are captured during the Mesozoic in the study area: 1) Early Jurassic – Early Cretaceous trend of Meratus, 2) Early Cretaceous trend of Bantimala and 3) Late Cretaceous trend in the southernmost study area. The Early Jurassic – Early Cretaceous subduction occurred along the South and East boundary of Sundaland (SW Borneo terrane) and passes through the Meratus area. The Early Cretaceous subduction occurred along South and East boundary of Sundaland (SW Borneo and Paternoster terranes) and pass through the Bantimala area. The Late Cretaceous subduction occurred along South and East boundary of Sundaland (SW Borneo, Paternoster and SE Java – South Sulawesi terranes), but is slightly shifted to the South approaching the Oligocene – Recent subduction zone. Magmatic arc trends can also be generally grouped into three periods, with each period corresponds to the subduction processes at the time. The first magmatic arc (Early Jurassic – Early Cretaceous) is present in core of SW Borneo terrane and partly produces the Schwaner Magmatism. The second Cretaceous magmatic arc (Early Cretaceous) trend is present in the SW Borneo terrane but is slightly shifted southeastward It is responsible for magmatism in North Java offshore, northern JS-1 Ridge and Meratus areas. The third magmatic arc trend is formed by Late Cretaceous volcanic rocks in Luk Ulo, the southern JS-1 Ridge and the eastern Makassar Strait areas. These all occur during the same time within the Cretaceous magmatic arc. Though a mélange rock sample has not been found in JS-1 Ridge area, there is evidence of an accretionary prism in the area as evidenced by the geometry observed on a new 3D seismic dataset. Based on the structural trend of Meratus (NNE-SSW) coupled with the regional plate boundary understanding, this suggests that both Meratus & JS-1 Ridge are part of the same suture zone between SW Borneo and Paternoster terranes. The gradual age transition observed in the JS-1 Ridge area suggests a southward shift of the magmatic arc during Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous times.
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Heizler, Matthew T., Thomas E. Williamson, Daniel J. Peppe, and Iain Mason. "The Naashoibito is Latest Cretaceous." In 2014 New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting. Socorro, NM: New Mexico Geological Society, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.56577/sm-2014.304.

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Mutterlose, Jrg. "Ecology of Lower Cretaceous Chalk." In 74th EAGE Conference and Exhibition - Workshops. Netherlands: EAGE Publications BV, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.20149746.

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Deans, Austin Michael, Amanda Hendrix, Caleb Lewis, Spencer G. Lucas, A. Alex Harrison, and Andrew B. Heckert. "NEW LATE CRETACEOUS (EARLY CAMPANIAN) MICROFOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS OF NEW MEXICO." In 67th Annual Southeastern GSA Section Meeting - 2018. Geological Society of America, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2018se-312971.

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Van Vranken, Nathan. "TEXAS CRETACEOUS ICHTHYOSAURS: A GLIMPSE OF THEIR LAST DAYS IN THE EARLY-LATE CRETACEOUS." In 51st Annual GSA South-Central Section Meeting - 2017. Geological Society of America, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2017sc-289246.

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Zushi, Takahiro, Shin Tokuoka, Takahiro Shimomura, Motoyoshi Yamanaka, Bernardo J. Franco, and Jawaher Al Shamsi. "A Dual Petroleum System in the Eastern Onshore Abu Dhabi." In ADIPEC. SPE, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/215974-ms.

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Abstract This study focuses on new exploration opportunities in the northeastern onshore area of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi where few commercial hydrocarbon discoveries are reported until recently. An exploration well newly drilled within the studied area has confirmed a total of five formations with oil and gas accumulations. A comprehensive geochemical analysis was conducted to identify potential source rocks and to correlate hydrocarbon with source rock. Furthermore, the effective kitchen and hydrocarbon migration/charging process were investigated by a simple 1D basin modeling approach. The key findings are:Rock-Eval pyrolysis suggests that at least three potential source rock formations are present in the (Cretaceous) Aptian, Cenomanian and Campanian. Any source rocks in and below the Jurassic are not fully understood in the studied area.Biomarker fingerprints indicate a possibility that oil in the Upper Cretaceous reservoirs and oil in the Lower Cretaceous reservoirs have been delivered from a different source rock and migration process.Oil in the Upper Cretaceous tends to exhibit a lower API gravity with no or trace associated H2S, suggesting an earlier-generated oil.Oil in Lower Cretaceous has a light to very light API gravity with minor to fair H2S content. This implies a mixed sourcing from a matured / gas source rock and post matured deep kitchen. The findings tell that two independent petroleum systems are simultaneously effective in the area. An Upper and Mid System is shallower, providing an early oil matured system that creates mostly oil accumulations in Upper Cretaceous. The system is situated in a foreland basin associated with obduction tectonism in the Late Cretaceous to Tertiary. The older system is a deeper late/gas matured system that creates both oil and gas accumulations in the Lower Cretaceous. The system is associated with the thermal subsidence of a thick passive margin basin which ranges from the Permian to Middle Cretaceous. The multiple petroleum systems in the eastern onshore Abu Dhabi region have been implied by a lot of evidence but have been less explicitly discussed. This study organizes the outline of these systems and delineates the potentialities for exploration and appraisal for the study area.
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Ben Ferjani, A., A. Ouachi, H. Ghariani, and M. El Euch. "Upper Cretaceous Fractured Reservoir – M'Sela Prospect." In 1st EAGE North African/Mediterranean Petroleum & Geosciences Conference & Exhibition. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609-pdb.8.p005.

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Reports on the topic "Cretaceous"

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Dixon, J. Cretaceous and Tertiary. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/208897.

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Stott, D. F., W. G. E. Caldwell, D. J. Cant, J. E. Christopher, J. Dixon, E. H. Koster, D H McNeil, and F. Simpson. Cretaceous [Chapter 4: Stratigraphy]. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/192367.

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Haggart, J. W. Cretaceous Stratigraphy and Hydrocarbons, Q.c.i. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/131202.

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Raynolds, Robert. MS-54 Cretaceous Stratigraphy of Colorado. Colorado Geological Survey, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.58783/cgs.ms54.azug8244.

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Haggart, J. W. Cretaceous fossil identifications, Coast Belt, British Columbia. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/202756.

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Mustard, P. S. The Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group, Georgia Basin. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/203246.

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Mayr, U. Cretaceous and Tertiary sedimentary and intrusive rocks. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/209774.

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Bringué, M., J. M. Galloway, S. E. Grasby, and R. Bryant. Cretaceous stratigraphy of the Smoking Hills area. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/311320.

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Riestenberg, David, and Kimberly Gray. Methodology Paper for Upper Cretaceous Sandstone Characterization. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), September 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1788222.

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Fallas, K. M., and R. B. MacNaughton. Bedrock geology, Ramparts River southeast, Northwest Territories, NTS 106-G southeast. Natural Resources Canada/CMSS/Information Management, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/329408.

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The southeast Ramparts River map area (NTS 106-G/SE) covers part of the northern Mackenzie Mountains and Peel Plateau, Northwest Territories. Bedrock exposures in the area include carbonate and siliciclastic strata ranging from Neoproterozoic (Tonian) to Cretaceous age. These strata were deformed in Cretaceous to Eocene time by folding and contractional faulting associated with Cordilleran deformation. Major structures include the Deadend fault, Tawu anticline, Stony anticline, and Shattered Range anticline. A set of minor pre-Cordilleran extensional faults is preserved within Neoproterozoic strata of the Mackenzie Mountains Supergroup, and are locally associated with diabase or gabbro dykes assigned to the Gunbarrel magmatic event (~780 Ma). Truncation of Neoproterozoic units beneath the sub-Cambrian unconformity indicates tilting or folding of strata before Cambrian time. A second major unconformity between Devonian and Cretaceous strata is marked by low-angle truncation of Paleozoic strata beneath Cretaceous units.
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