Document of bibliographic reference 392670
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- Type
- Bibliographic resource
- Type of document
- Book chapters
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- AMS
- Title
- Cretaceous corals
- Abstract
- The chapter gives an overview over the morphology, study methods, evolution, classification, taxonomy, and paleoecology of the post-paleozoic corals of the order Scleractinia with a strong focus on Cretaceous corals. The topic paleoecology encompasses case studies of coral faunas from the Valanginian/Hauterivian of Puebla, the Early Albian of Baja California, and the Middle Albian of Sonora (all Mexico). Scleractinian corals require particular environmental conditions and are very sensitive to changes of their life habitat, such as salinity, temperature, turbidity, nutrient supply, or oceanic anoxic events. Fossil coral associations may not assist in the reconstructions of the original communities if they are allochthonous. The same applies to the richness of fauna that are obscured by the weakness of the species concept in fossil corals.
- Bibliographic citation
- Löser, H. (2024). Cretaceous corals, in: Guerrero-Arenas, R. et al. Past environments of Mexico: Unveiling the past environments of a megadiverse country through its fossil record. Springer Geology, : pp. 31-61. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51034-2_3
- Topic
- Marine
Authors
- author
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- Name
- Hannes Löser