Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Penelope Papadopoulou, George Iliopoulos, Maria Tsoni, Ioannis Koukouvelas, Petros Groumpos
Summary: This study tests and introduces a newly developed methodological approach for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions using FCMs. The analysis revealed an unstable lagoonal environment in the study area and identified five palaeoenvironmental units, showing the potential for more accurate results compared to conventional statistical methods.
MATHEMATICAL GEOSCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Felix Hofmayer, Beatriz Hadler Boggiani, Rohit Soman, Juan David Andrade, Stjepan Coric, Bettina Reichenbacher
Summary: This study focuses on the palaeoenvironmental and chronostratigraphic study of the Neuhofen Formation at Mitterdorf, Germany. The presence of nannoplankton zones NN3 and NN4 necessitated a reinterpretation of the existing magnetostratigraphic data. The results suggest that the 3rd order sea level highstand at 17.85 Ma had an impact on the environment, and a transition from eutrophic, open marine to mesotrophic, shallow marine conditions occurred at 17.67 Ma.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Paleontology
Olaf Hoeltke, Rodrigo B. Salvador, Michael W. Rasser
Summary: We conducted a study on the fossil ecosystem of the Early Miocene Upper Marine Molasse in south-western Germany, focusing on the abundance of elasmobranch teeth. By using fossil teeth as proxies for diet and trophic levels, we were able to determine the trophic relationships within the ecosystem. Our findings show that the OMM environment was similar to the present-day warm-waters settings of the Mediterranean.
PALAEONTOLOGIA ELECTRONICA
(2023)
Article
Geology
Marco Merella, Alberto Collareta, Valerio Granata, Simone Casati, Giovanni Bianucci
Summary: This article describes a fossil of a monodontid cetacean found in Tuscany, which provides insights into the feeding behavior of this species in prehistoric environments and supports the hypothesis of monodontids thriving in tropical and subtropical habitats.
RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA
(2022)
Article
Geology
Mona Mandor, Magdy EL Hedeny, Ahmed El-Sabbagh, Emad Nagm, Abdelaal Abdelaal, Mohamed Rashwan, Heba Mansour
Summary: The palaeoecology and palaeoenvironments of the lower-middle Miocene succession in Gebel Gharra, NW of Suez, Egypt, are interpreted based on a detailed study of microfacies, trace fossils, and macrofaunal benthic assemblages. The results reveal the depositional palaeoenvironments and the occurrence and preservation of trace fossils and macrobenthic assemblages in different environmental settings.
ANNALES SOCIETATIS GEOLOGORUM POLONIAE
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Olaf Hoeltke, Erin E. Maxwell, Helmut Bracher, Michael W. Rasser
Summary: In an abandoned sand pit in Ballendorf (Alb-Donau District, Baden-Wurttemberg), sediments of the Lower Miocene were found, containing 39 shark and ray species belonging to 29 genera. Nearly all of the taxa found have Recent relatives and lived on or near the bottom in the shelf region, with some exceptions living higher in the water column. Most of the taxa fed on invertebrates and/or fishes, indicating a warm, shallow-water habitat.
PALAEOBIODIVERSITY AND PALAEOENVIRONMENTS
(2023)
Article
Geology
Richard M. Besen, Mareike Achilles, Mauro Alivernini, Thomas Voigt, Peter Frenzel, Ulrich Struck
Summary: This study investigates the marls of the Strehlen Formation in the Graupa 60/1 core to provide stratigraphic and paleoenvironmental information about the transitional facies zone of the Saxonian Cretaceous Basin. The foraminiferal content of the marls is analyzed and compared with the Brausnitzbach Marl to understand their relationship. The results confirm the proposed age of the marls and reveal middle to outer shelf conditions in the paleoenvironment.
ACTA GEOLOGICA POLONICA
(2022)
Article
Paleontology
Olaf Hoeltke, Erin E. Maxwell, Juergen Pollerspoeck, Michael W. Rasser
Summary: The deposit is located in the Baltringen Formation and consists of 27 genera of sharks and rays. Most of these species lived in the neritic realm, while only a few had an oceanic lifestyle. The composition of the shark and ray fauna suggests a warm-temperate habitat.
NEUES JAHRBUCH FUR GEOLOGIE UND PALAONTOLOGIE-ABHANDLUNGEN
(2022)