Organic-walled microplankton biostratigraphy and paleoecology of the Maastrichtian Prairie Bluff Chalk formation of central and western Alabama

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dc.contributor.authorJahnke, Philip A.en
dc.contributor.committeechairMcLean, Dewey M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGilinsky, Norman L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBambach, Richard K.en
dc.contributor.departmentGeologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:38:33Zen
dc.date.adate2009-06-16en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:38:33Zen
dc.date.issued1993-04-05en
dc.date.rdate2009-06-16en
dc.date.sdate2009-06-16en
dc.description.abstractMarine organic-walled microplankton biostratigraphy of the Maastrichian Prairie Bluff Chalk is documented. A total of 69 dinoflagellate species were identified in the Prairie Bluff Chalk. Samples were studied from three sites in central and western Alabama (Tombigbee River, Millers Ferry, and Braggs). Also included were several samples of the overlying Clayton Formation, and the underlying Ripley Formation. The species and their stratigraphic ranges were compared with other coeval sections in the U. S. and Europe. Dinoflagellate Zones Va and Vb of Wilson (1974) are recognized in the Prairie Bluff Chalk. This suggests the age of the Prairie Bluff Chalk is restricted to late Maastrichtian. The Prairie Bluff Chalk correlates to the upper Providence Formation of Georgia (Firth 1984); the lower Providence being early Maastrichtian. The basal Clayton Formation may be latest Maastrichtian in ageen
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentix, 259 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
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dc.identifier.otheretd-06162009-063106en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06162009-063106/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43318en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1993.J346.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 28552914en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1993.J346en
dc.subject.lcshAcritarchs -- Prairie Bluff Chalk -- Alabamaen
dc.subject.lcshPaleoecology -- Alabama -- Prairie Bluff Chalken
dc.titleOrganic-walled microplankton biostratigraphy and paleoecology of the Maastrichtian Prairie Bluff Chalk formation of central and western Alabamaen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineGeologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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