Showing papers by "Wolfgang H Berger published in 1973"
TL;DR: Foraminiferal evidence has been used for interpretation of calcareous fossil assemblages near and below lysocline in the Pacific Ocean during interglacials as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Dissolution intensified during interglacials, interpretation of calcareous fossil assemblages can be biased near and below lysocline, foraminiferal evidence, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
291 citations
TL;DR: Paleobathymetric facies distributions in the equatorial Pacific suggest minor fluctuations of the calcite compensation depth (CCD) in post-Eocene time, but a relatively shallow CCD during the Eocene period as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The method of paleodepth backtracking consists of assigning depths of deposition to dated sediments for which the age of underlying basement is known. Paleobathymetric facies distributions in the equatorial Pacific suggest minor fluctuations of the calcite compensation depth (CCD) in post-Eocene time, but a relatively shallow CCD during the Eocene period. Fluctuations in the Atlantic show an entirely different pattern. It is speculated that CCD fluctuations in different ocean basins may be in part parallel and in part opposed in response to such factors as varying global carbonate supply, amount of carbonate deposited in shelf seas, latitudinal productivity variation, and deep-sea circulation patterns.
122 citations
TL;DR: The most dissolution resistant coccoliths on the Atlantic ocean floor are Cyclococcolithina leptopora, Gephyrocapsa sp. (G. oceanica and G. caribbeanica), and Coccolithus pelagicus.
65 citations