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Ancient carbonate reefs as geological heritage: state of knowledge and case example
Ancient carbonate reefs, which represent specific palaeoecosystems, are promising as geological heritage sites (geosites). The bibliographical survey...
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Outline of Geology and Cenozoic Evolution of Slovakia
The territory of Slovakia is located in Central Europe and is built up by the Western Carpathian mountain range to the north and the overstep**...
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Evolution, Extinction, Homology and Homoplasy of the Larger Benthic Foraminifera from the Carboniferous to the Present Day, as Exemplified by Planispiral-Fusiform and Discoidal Forms
Examples of evolution, extinction and homoplasy of the larger benthic foraminifera (LBF) occur throughout their history. Since the Carboniferous, LBF...
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Structural styles and tectonic evolution of Cretaceous to Cenozoic faults in the Linhe Depression of Hetao Basin, China: implications for petroleum traps
Recent breakthroughs in petroleum exploration suggest that the Linhe depression in the Hetao Basin in central and western Inner Mongolia has...
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Upper Neogene climate change in northern Africa based on chemical weathering indices and clay mineralogy: a case study of southeastern Tunisia (Gulf of Gabès)
The Upper Neogene period is considered one of the most significant episodes of environmental shift in Mediterranean history, which has been recorded...
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Formation and Evolution of Lakes in Mongolia
This chapter considers formation and evolutionary history of lakes in Mongolia spanning over geological time scales. There have been various stages...
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Cretaceous–Eocene Flysch of the Sochi Synclinorium (Western Caucasus): Sources of Clastic Material Based on the Results of U–Th–Pb Isotope Dating of Detrital Zircons
AbstractThe first results of the U–Th–Pb isotope dating of detrital zircons (dZr, N = 130, n = 91) from the middle Danian sandstones (63.9–65.3 Ma)...
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Extant and Fossil Sponges Associated with Hydrothermal Vent and Cold Seep Communities
Sponges are well known from recent vents and seeps, but most of them are background organisms that may occur elsewhere. Only a few are proven to be...
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Molecular phylogeny and comparative morphology reveal the species validity and systematic position of Lepidodesma (Bivalvia: Unionidae)
Increasingly sophisticated molecular techniques and research tools have greatly advanced the understanding of species diversity and phylogenetic...
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The LA–ICP–MS Zircon U–Pb Ages from the Kuzgun Formation Constrain the Temporal Distribution of the Adana Basin (Southern Turkey)
AbstractThis paper presents the first accurate zircon U–Pb dating of the tuff layer and the detrital zircon U–Pb data within the Miocene Adana Basin...
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Itinerary 5. Aspects of the North-Pyrenean Zone and its Foreland: Agly, Fenouillèdes, Razès, Pays de Sault
Itinerary 5 offers a discovery of Alpine geological structures in the North-Pyrenean Zone and clues to the area’s geomorphological evolution during...
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Regularities in the Location of Oil and Gas Reserves on the Margins of the Atlantic Ocean
AbstractThe article considers the distribution of oil and gas reserves in the Phanerozoic section and the concentration of dispersed organic matter (C
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The Modes of Occurrence and Conditions of Transport of Ore Components to Brown Coals in Contrasting Junction Zones of Sedimentary Basins and Mountain–Fold Areas Based on the Example of the Zeya–Bureya Basin and Turan Block, Far East of Russia
AbstractThe formation conditions of the Paleogene–Neogene metalliferous coals have been studied under conditions of activated tectonic movements in...
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Integrated seismic stratigraphic and structural analysis of Southern main Ethiopian rift basin: implications for hydrocarbon potentials
In East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, Mesozoic and/or Tertiary rift basins are well developed. These rift basins have proven their importance to...
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An improved apparent polar wander path for southwest Japan: post-Cretaceous multiphase rotations with respect to the Asian continent
To construct the Mesozoic apparent polar wander path (APWP) for the inner arc of the southwestern Japanese islands (referred to as southwest Japan)...
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Burial and Thermal Maturity Modeling of Middle Jurassic Potential Source Rock in Northern Part of Southern Tunisia
In Tunisia, the Callovian Middle Jurassic series is believed to have oil-charged Jurassic-Cretaceous carbonate and clastic reservoirs such as those...
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A Review of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Mammals of Mongolia
AbstractIn Mongolia, fossil mammals are known from the Upper Jurassic, Lower and Upper Cretaceous, all series of the Paleogene and Neogene, as well...
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The Garoua Formation of the Upper Benue Trough (Cameroon), as a potential lateral extension of the Bima Formation (Nigeria): evidence from geomorphology, facies analysis, petrology and geochemistry
The Garoua Formation of the Upper Benue Trough in Northern Cameroon crops out as buttes or tabular hill cut by various deep valleys. They are similar...
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Chalk Karst in the Lublin Region
The Lublin chalkland, located in eastern Poland, is one of only a few compact areas in the world where, on the basement of soft carbonate rocks of...
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History of Cenozoic Mammals from South America A New Model
The Cenozoic history of South America faunas mainly rests on the evidence yielded by the study of fossil mammals. Following the seminal work of...