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Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary in the Shapsug Section (Southern Slope of the Northwest Caucasus)

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A silicite horizon corresponding to the global catastrophic event of the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary was found in the flysch sequence of the Shapsug section on the southern slope of the Northwest Caucasus for the first time. Complexes of radiolarians and planktonic foraminifers, which substantiate the age of the sediments, were identified. Mineralogical and analytical studies testify to the presence of tectites, impact minerals, increased iridium content in the boundary layer of the studied section.

Source: Палеонтологический журнал

DOI: 10.31857/s0031031x24020123

Authors: D. V. Kochergin, N. V. Granovskaya

Institutions: Institute of Paleontology A A Borisyak, Southern Federal University

Language: English

Topic: Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Subfield: Paleontology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4404024884

FWCI: 0.329

Cites: 10

Cited by: 1

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