The Record of Environmental and Microbial Signatures in Ancient Microbialites: The Terminal Carbonate Complex from the Neogene Basins of Southeastern Spain

The Record of Environmental and Microbial Signatures in Ancient Microbialites: The Terminal Carbonate Complex from the Neogene Basins of Southeastern Spain

The Messinian microbialites of the Terminal Carbonate Complex (TCC) from the Neogene basins of southeastern Spain show both diversified morphologies and an excellent preservation of primary microbial microstructures. Their stratigraphic architecture, fabric (micro-, meso-, and macro-fabric), and min...

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Main Authors: Raphaël Bourillot, Emmanuelle Vennin, Christophe Dupraz, Aurélie Pace, Anneleen Foubert, Jean-Marie Rouchy, Patricia Patrier, Philippe Blanc, Dominique Bernard, Julien Lesseur, Pieter T. Visscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
microbialites
terminal carbonate complex
messinian salinity crisis
paleoenvironments
southeastern spain
biosignatures
dolomite
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/3/276

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