NDLI: Geographic and stratigraphic distribution of spongillids (Porifera) and the leit value of spiculites in the Messel Pit Fossil Site

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Author	Richter, Gotthard Baszio, Sven
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Several hundred samples from outcrops and drilling cores in the Eocene Messel Fossil Site (near Darmstadt, Germany) were analyzed to study the geographic and stratigraphic distribution of spongillid spicules and spiculite layers. We attempted to correlate the various spiculite occurrences and marker horizon M. The core of the scientific drilling project “FB 2001” is used as a reference, because it reaches the oldest limnic sediments of the fossil lake in a depth of about 140 m below the topographic surface. Only two spiculites are present in this core and they are restricted to the youngest lake sediments. Each spiculite is dominated by one of the two spongillid species known from Messel. In all older sediments, only a few scattered spicules of unknown origin occur. All other outcrops and drill cores show more or less similar distribution patterns. Abundance and distribution of fossil sponge species in Eocene Lake Messel and their value for the correlation of strata are discussed.
Starting Page	53
Ending Page	66
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18671594
Journal	Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments
Volume Number	89
Issue Number	1-2
e-ISSN	18671608
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2009-08-15
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Eocene Messel Spongillidae Biostratigraphy Freshwater & Marine Ecology Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Biodiversity Paleontology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Global and Planetary Change Paleontology

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