Assessing the biomineralization processes in the shell layers of modern brachiopods from oxygen isotopic composition and elemental ratios: Implications for their use as paleoenvironmental proxies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.05.031
Abstract: Abstract Fossil brachiopod shells are often used as valuable archives to reconstruct paleoenvironmental conditions in deep time. However, biomineralization processes can impact their fidelity as geochemical proxies. Brachiopod shells comprise an outer primary layer, a… read more here.
Keywords: shell; oxygen isotopic; biomineralization processes; layer ... See more keywords