| Title | Quantitative estimates of time-averaging in terebratulidbrachiopod shell accumulations from a modern tropical shelf |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | Carroll M., Kowalewski M., Simoes M.G, Goodfriend G.A |
| Journal | Paleobiology |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 381-402 |
| ISSN | 0094-8373, 0094-8373 |
| Abstract | Quantitative estimates of time-averaging in marine shellaccumulations available to date are limited primarily toaragonitic mollusk shells. We assessed time-averaging in Holoceneassemblages of calcitic brachiopod shells by direct dating ofindividual specimens of the terebratulid brachiopod Bouchardiarosea. The data were collected from exceptional (brachiopod-rich)shell assemblages, occurring surficially on a tropical mixedcarbonate-siliciclastic shelf (the Southeast Brazilian Bight, SWAtlantic), a setting that provides a good climatic andenvironmental analog for many Paleozoic brachiopod shell beds ofNorth America and Europe. A total of 82 individual brachiopodshells, collected from four shallow (5-25 m) nearshore ( |
| DOI | 10.1043/0094-8373(2003)029(0381:QEOTIT)2.0.CO;2 |
