Note on the Depth and Temperature of the Gault Sea as indicated by Foraminifera
- 1 June 1950
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Geological Magazine
- Vol. 87 (3) , 175-180
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800076901
Abstract
Foraminiferal evidence in the past has been held to suggest that the Gault is a deep sea deposit—a view which conflicts with the belief held by many on geological and other palaeontological grounds that the Gault was laid down in fairly shallow water. This contradiction is due to a misinterpretation of the foraminiferal evidence which, in the opinion of the writer, favours a temperate, relatively shallow marine environment for the deposition of the Gault, at least in South-East of England.Keywords
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