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Crenostrea sp. cf. C. cannoni (Marwick 1928) (Bivalvia: Ostreoidea) and associated fauna from east of Heard Island, Kerguelen Plateau: age and palaeoenvironmental value
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posted on 2023-05-18, 05:08 authored by Quilty, PG, Clark, N, Hibberd, TA well-preserved single left valve of a large oyster embedded in coarse volcaniclastic sediment and identified as Crenostrea sp. cf. C. cannoni (Marwick, 1928) was dredged from east of Heard Island, central southern Indian Ocean. It is accompanied by a fragment of the pectinid bivalve Austrochlamys sp. indet. and foraminifera. Austrochlamys sp. indet. and other bivalve fragments were analysed for 87Sr/86Sr, δ18O and δ13C, the results yielding an age of 17.5 Ma (later early Miocene) and a water temperature of ca 10°C. Foraminifera and sediment characteristics indicate that accumulation occurred in mid-continental shelf depths, at a location where nutrient supply was good.
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Publication title
AlcheringaVolume
39Pagination
200-206ISSN
0311-5518Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Geological Society Australia IncPlace of publication
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