Jurassic hazards to coral growth

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
The coralliferous unit at Shellingford [England] is lenticular, up to 2 m thick, and formed principally of autochthonous branching Thecosmilia associated with massive Thamnasteria and Isastrea. Growth of Thecosmilia was intermittently and locally interrupted at 3 main levels by deposition of discrete biosparite lenses, and by muddy sedimentation which smoothered the calices. Besides their ecological significance, these sediments provide evidence for Upper Jurassic volcanism. Besides their ecological significance, these sediments provide evidence for Upper Jurassic volcanism.