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EBN Internship Report Confidential
EBN Internship Report Confidential Anja Dijkhuizen 3026051 Part I: Basin analysis of Tertiary deposits in the Gorredijk concession using 3D seismics and well data Part II: Extra Work Supervision: Maarten-Jan Brolsma, Guido Hoetz, Fokko van Hulten; EBN Prof. Dr. Chris Spiers; UU EBN September – November 2011 Part I: Basin analysis of Tertiary deposits in the Gorredijk concession using 3D seismics and well data 2 Basin analysis of Tertiary deposits in the Gorredijk concession using 3D seismics and well-data EBN-Internship Anja Dijkhuizen The 1000m thick Tertiary sequence present in the Dutch onshore subsurface can hold prospective reservoirs of shallow gas. In this report, an inventory of Tertiary reservoirs is made for the Gorredijk concession (Friesland, northern Netherlands). By using well, log and seismic data, the structural elements of the studied area are investigated. Thickness maps of the three Tertiary groups show a thickening trend towards the west. However, individual differences exist within the groups, implying basin shifts through the Tertiary Period. Gas migration would therefore be to the east, but timing is important due to the differences within each group. Indications of an erosive surface in the lower Tertiary Brussels Sand Member give more insight in the different Alpine phase pulses during the Tertiary. A large erosive event during the Miocene has eroded parts of the Upper Tertiary deposits. The associated angular unconformity, the ‘Mid Miocene Unconformity’, is shown not to be of tectonic but of sedimentary origin. Large Neogene delta foresets from the Eridanos deltaic system onlap on the Mid Miocene Unconformity. These delta deposits are so far only described to be found offshore. -
Record of Carcharocles Megalodon in the Eastern
Estudios Geológicos julio-diciembre 2015, 71(2), e032 ISSN-L: 0367-0449 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/egeol.41828.342 Record of Carcharocles megalodon in the Eastern Guadalquivir Basin (Upper Miocene, South Spain) Registro de Carcharocles megalodon en el sector oriental de la Cuenca del Guadalquivir (Mioceno superior, Sur de España) M. Reolid, J.M. Molina Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas sn, 23071 Jaén, Spain. Email: [email protected] / [email protected] ABSTRACT Tortonian diatomites of the San Felix Quarry (Porcuna), in the Eastern Guadalquivir Basin, have given isolated marine vertebrate remains that include a large shark tooth (123.96 mm from apex to the baseline of the root). The large size of the crown height (92.2 mm), the triangular shape, the broad serrated crown, the convex lingual face and flat labial face, and the robust, thick angled root determine that this specimen corresponds to Carcharocles megalodon. The symmetry with low slant shows it to be an upper anterior tooth. The total length estimated from the tooth crown height is calculated by means of different methods, and comparison is made with Carcharodon carcharias. The final inferred total length of around 11 m classifies this specimen in the upper size range of the known C. megalodon specimens. The palaeogeography of the Guadalquivir Basin close to the North Betic Strait, which connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, favoured the interaction of the cold nutrient-rich Atlantic waters with warmer Mediterranean waters. The presence of diatomites indicates potential upwelling currents in this context, as well as high productivity favouring the presence of large vertebrates such as mysticetid whales, pinnipeds and small sharks (Isurus). -
A Reappraisal of the Stratigraphy of the Upper Miocene Unit X in The
GEOLOGICA BELGICA (2020) 23/3-4: xxx-xxx A reappraisal of the stratigraphy of the upper Miocene unit X in the Maaseik core, eastern Campine area (northern Belgium) Stephen LOUWYE1* & Noël VANDENBERGHE2 1 Paleontology and paleoenvironments, Department of Geology, Ghent University, Belgium; [email protected]. 2 Department Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; [email protected]. * corresponding author ABSTRACT. The stratigraphy of the Tortonian-Messinian sequence from the Maaseik core, located on the shoulder of the Roer Valley Graben (RVG) in the eastern Campine area in northern Belgium, was improved. The analysis of the marine palynomorphs (dinoflagellate cysts and acritarchs) from the uppermost part of the Breda Formation, the unnamed unit X and the basal part of the Lower Waubach Member led to the recognition of the mid to upper Tortonian Hystrichosphaeropsis obscura biozone. Therefore deposition of this entire analyzed sequence took place sometime between 8.8 to 7.6 Ma. Paleoenvironmental interpretation of the palynomorphs points to shallow marine conditions and most probably a stressed environment during the deposition of unit X. A comparison with the time equivalent stratigraphy in the nearby Belgian Campine, the Dutch RVG and the German Lower Rhine Basin allowed the identification of the Inden Formation and required a shift in the base of the Kieseloolite Formation compared to the earlier lithostratigraphic interpretation of the Maaseik core. The regional stratigraphic scheme shows the progressive -
Neogene Stratigraphy of the Langenboom Locality (Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands)
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences — Geologie en Mijnbouw | 87 - 2 | 165 - 180 | 2008 Neogene stratigraphy of the Langenboom locality (Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands) E. Wijnker1'*, T.J. Bor2, F.P. Wesselingh3, D.K. Munsterman4, H. Brinkhiris5, A.W. Burger6, H.B. Vonhof7, K. Post8, K. Hoedemakers9, A.C. Janse10 & N. Taverne11 1 Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Arboretumlaan 4, 6703 BD Wageningen, the Netherlands. 2 Prinsenweer 54, 3363 JK Sliedrecht, the Netherlands. 3 Naturalis, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. 4 TN0 B&0 - National Geological Survey, P.O. Box 80015, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands. 5 Palaeocecology, Inst. Environmental Biology, Laboratory of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, the Netherlands. 6 P. Soutmanlaan 18, 1701 MC Heerhugowaard, the Netherlands. 7 Faculty Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 EH Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 8 Natuurmuseum Rotterdam, P.O. Box 23452, 3001 KL Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 9 Minervastraat 23, B 2640 Mortsel, Belgium. 10 Gerard van Voornestraat 165, 3232 BE Brielle, the Netherlands. 11 Snipweg 14, 5451 VP Mill, the Netherlands. * corresponding author. Email: [email protected] Manuscript received: February 2007; accepted: March 2008 Abstract The locality of Langenboom (eastern Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands), also known as Mill, is famous for its Neogene molluscs, shark teeth, teleost remains, birds and marine mammals. The stratigraphic context of the fossils, which have been collected from sand suppletions, was hitherto poorly understood. Here we report on a section which has been sampled by divers in the adjacent flooded sandpit 'De Kuilen' from which the Langenboom sands have been extracted. -
Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles of the Mediterranean and Black Seas
Marine mammals and sea turtles of the Mediterranean and Black Seas MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA BASINS Main seas, straits and gulfs in the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins, together with locations mentioned in the text for the distribution of marine mammals and sea turtles Ukraine Russia SEA OF AZOV Kerch Strait Crimea Romania Georgia Slovenia France Croatia BLACK SEA Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgaria Monaco Bosphorus LIGURIAN SEA Montenegro Strait Pelagos Sanctuary Gulf of Italy Lion ADRIATIC SEA Albania Corsica Drini Bay Spain Dardanelles Strait Greece BALEARIC SEA Turkey Sardinia Algerian- TYRRHENIAN SEA AEGEAN SEA Balearic Islands Provençal IONIAN SEA Syria Basin Strait of Sicily Cyprus Strait of Sicily Gibraltar ALBORAN SEA Hellenic Trench Lebanon Tunisia Malta LEVANTINE SEA Israel Algeria West Morocco Bank Tunisian Plateau/Gulf of SirteMEDITERRANEAN SEA Gaza Strip Jordan Suez Canal Egypt Gulf of Sirte Libya RED SEA Marine mammals and sea turtles of the Mediterranean and Black Seas Compiled by María del Mar Otero and Michela Conigliaro The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN. Published by Compiled by María del Mar Otero IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, Spain © IUCN, Gland, Switzerland, and Malaga, Spain Michela Conigliaro IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, Spain Copyright © 2012 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources With the support of Catherine Numa IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, Spain Annabelle Cuttelod IUCN Species Programme, United Kingdom Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holder provided the sources are fully acknowledged. -
Electrosensory Pore Distribution and Feeding in the Basking Shark Cetorhinus Maximus (Lamniformes: Cetorhinidae)
Vol. 12: 33–36, 2011 AQUATIC BIOLOGY Published online March 3 doi: 10.3354/ab00328 Aquat Biol NOTE Electrosensory pore distribution and feeding in the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (Lamniformes: Cetorhinidae) Ryan M. Kempster*, Shaun P. Collin The UWA Oceans Institute and the School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia ABSTRACT: The basking shark Cetorhinus maximus is the second largest fish in the world, attaining lengths of up to 10 m. Very little is known of its sensory biology, particularly in relation to its feeding behaviour. We describe the abundance and distribution of ampullary pores over the head and pro- pose that both the spacing and orientation of electrosensory pores enables C. maximus to use passive electroreception to track the diel vertical migrations of zooplankton that enable the shark to meet the energetic costs of ram filter feeding. KEY WORDS: Ampullae of Lorenzini · Electroreception · Filter feeding · Basking shark Resale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher INTRODUCTION shark Rhincodon typus and the megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios, which can attain lengths of up Electroreception is an ancient sensory modality that to 14 and 6 m, respectively (Compagno 1984). These 3 has evolved independently across the animal kingdom filter-feeding sharks are among the largest living in multiple groups (Scheich et al. 1986, Collin & White- marine vertebrates (Compagno 1984) and yet they are head 2004). Repeated independent evolution of elec- all able to meet their energetic costs through the con- troreception emphasises the importance of this sense sumption of tiny zooplankton. -
Order LAMNIFORMES ODONTASPIDIDAE Sand Tiger Sharks Iagnostic Characters: Large Sharks
click for previous page Lamniformes: Odontaspididae 419 Order LAMNIFORMES ODONTASPIDIDAE Sand tiger sharks iagnostic characters: Large sharks. Head with 5 medium-sized gill slits, all in front of pectoral-fin bases, Dtheir upper ends not extending onto dorsal surface of head; eyes small or moderately large, with- out nictitating eyelids; no nasal barbels or nasoral grooves; snout conical or moderately depressed, not blade-like;mouth very long and angular, extending well behind eyes when jaws are not protruded;lower labial furrows present at mouth corners; anterior teeth enlarged, with long, narrow, sharp-edged but unserrated cusps and small basal cusplets (absent in young of at least 1 species), the upper anteriors separated from the laterals by a gap and tiny intermediate teeth; gill arches without rakers; spiracles present but very small. Two moderately large high dorsal fins, the first dorsal fin originating well in advance of the pelvic fins, the second dorsal fin as large as or somewhat smaller than the first dorsal fin;anal fin as large as second dorsal fin or slightly smaller; caudal fin short, asymmetrical, with a strong subterminal notch and a short but well marked ventral lobe. Caudal peduncle not depressed, without keels; a deep upper precaudal pit present but no lower pit. Intestinal valve of ring type, with turns closely packed like a stack of washers. Colour: grey or grey-brown to blackish above, blackish to light grey or white, with round or oval dark spots and blotches vari- ably present on 2 species. high dorsal fins upper precaudal eyes without pit present nictitating eyelids intestinal valve of ring type Habitat, biology, and fisheries: Wide-ranging, tropical to cool-temperate sharks, found inshore and down to moderate depths on the edge of the continental shelves and around some oceanic islands, and in the open ocean. -
First Description of a Tooth of the Extinct Giant Shark Carcharocles
First description of a tooth of the extinct giant shark Carcharocles megalodon (Agassiz, 1835) found in the province of Seville (SW Iberian Peninsula) (Otodontidae) Primera descripción de un diente del extinto tiburón gigante Carcharocles megalodon (Agassiz, 1835) encontrado en la provincia de Sevilla (SO de la Península Ibérica) (Otodontidae) José Luis Medina-Gavilán 1, Antonio Toscano 2, Fernando Muñiz 3, Francisco Javier Delgado 4 1. Sociedad de Estudios Ambientales (SOCEAMB) − Perú 4, 41100 Coria del Río, Sevilla (Spain) − [email protected] 2. Departamento de Geodinámica y Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Huelva − Campus El Carmen, 21071 Huelva (Spain) − [email protected] 3. Departamento de Geodinámica y Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Huelva − Campus El Carmen, 21071 Huelva (Spain) − [email protected] 4. Usuario de BiodiversidadVirtual.org − Álvarez Quintero 13, 41220 Burguillos, Sevilla (Spain) − [email protected] ABSTRACT: Fossil remains of the extinct giant shark Carcharocles megalodon (Agassiz, 1835) are rare in interior Andalusia (Southern Spain). For the first time, a fossil tooth belonging to this paleospecies is described from material found in the province of Seville (Burguillos). KEY WORDS: Carcharocles megalodon (Agassiz, 1835), megalodon, Otodontidae, fossil, paleontology, Burguillos, Seville, Tortonian. RESUMEN: Los restos del extinto tiburón gigante Carcharocles megalodon (Agassiz, 1835) son raros en el interior de Andalucía (sur de España). Por primera vez, se describe un diente fósil de esta paleoespecie a partir de material hallado en Sevilla (Burguillos). PALABRAS CLAVE: Carcharocles megalodon (Agassiz, 1835), megalodón, Otodontidae, fósil, paleontología, Burguillos, Sevilla, Tortoniense. Introduction Carcharocles megalodon (Agassiz, 1835), the megalodon, is widely recognised as the largest shark that ever lived. -
An Updated and Revised Stratigraphic Framework for the Miocene And
Netherlands Journal of An updated and revised stratigraphic Geosciences framework for the Miocene and earliest www.cambridge.org/njg Pliocene strata of the Roer Valley Graben and adjacent blocks Original Article Dirk K. Munsterman1 , Johan H. ten Veen1 , Armin Menkovic1, Jef Deckers2, 1 3 1 Cite this article: Munsterman DK, ten Veen JH, Nora Witmans , Jasper Verhaegen , Susan J. Kerstholt-Boegehold , Menkovic A, Deckers J, Witmans N, 1 1 Verhaegen J, Kerstholt-Boegehold SJ, van de Tamara van de Ven and Freek S. Busschers Ven T, and Busschers FS. An updated and revised stratigraphic framework for the 1TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 80015, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands; 2VITO, Flemish Miocene and earliest Pliocene strata of the Roer Institute for Technological Research, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium and 3Department of Earth and Valley Graben and adjacent blocks. Netherlands Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium Journal of Geosciences, Volume 98, e8. https:// doi.org/10.1017/njg.2019.10 Abstract Received: 23 January 2019 In the Netherlands, the bulk of the Miocene to lowest Pliocene sedimentary succession is cur- Revised: 1 November 2019 Accepted: 8 November 2019 rently assigned to a single lithostratigraphical unit, the Breda Formation. Although the forma- tion was introduced over 40 years ago, the definition of its lower and upper boundaries is still Keywords: problematic. Well-log correlations show that the improved lecto-stratotype for the Breda dinoflagellate cysts; lithostratigraphy; Formation in well Groote Heide partly overlaps with the additional reference section of the Neogene; seismic; southern North Sea Basin; well-log correlation older Veldhoven Formation in the nearby well Broekhuizenvorst. -
Seafood Assessment
Seafood Assessment Northern Shrimp Pandalus borealis (fromWikipedia) Atlantic Canada September 2006 Bettina Saier1 and Susanna D. Fuller2 1Independent Consultant and 2 Dalhousie University Shrimp – Atlantic Canada August 2006 About SeaChoice ® and Seafood Assessments The SeaChoice® program evaluates the ecological sustainability of wild-caught and farmed seafood commonly found in the Canadian marketplace. SeaChoice® defines sustainable seafood as originating from sources, whether wild-caught or farmed, which can maintain or increase production in the long-term without jeopardizing the structure or function of affected ecosystems. SeaChoice® makes its science-based recommendations available to the public in the form of a pocket guide, Canada’s Seafood Guide, that can be downloaded from the Internet (www.seachoice.org) or obtained from the SeaChoice® program directly by emailing a request to us. The program’s goals are to raise awareness of important ocean conservation issues and empower Canadian seafood consumers and businesses to make choices for healthy oceans. Each sustainability recommendation on Canada’s Seafood Guide is supported by a Seafood Assessment by SeaChoice or a Seafood Report by Monterey Bay Aquarium; both groups use the same assessment criteria. Each assessment synthesizes and analyzes the most current ecological, fisheries and ecosystem science on a species, then evaluates this information against the program’s conservation ethic/sustainability criteria to arrive at a recommendation of “Best Choices”, “Concerns” or “Some Concern”. The detailed evaluation methodology is available on our website at www.seachoice.org. In producing Seafood Assessments, SeaChoice® seeks out research published in academic, peer-reviewed journals whenever possible. Other sources of information include government technical publications, fishery management plans and supporting documents, and scientific reviews of ecological sustainability. -
Ancient Carpet Shark Discovered with 'Spaceship-Shaped' Teeth 21 January 2019
Ancient carpet shark discovered with 'spaceship-shaped' teeth 21 January 2019 ago, what is now South Dakota was covered in forests, swamps and winding rivers," Gates says. "Galagadon was not swooping in to prey on T. rex, Triceratops, or any other dinosaurs that happened into its streams. This shark had teeth that were good for catching small fish or crushing snails and crawdads." Galagadon. Credit: Velizar Simeonovski, Field Museum The world of the dinosaurs just got a bit more bizarre with a newly discovered species of freshwater shark whose tiny teeth resemble the alien ships from the popular 1980s video game Galaga. Unlike its gargantuan cousin the megalodon, Galagadon nordquistae was a small shark (approximately 12 to 18 inches long), related to modern-day carpet sharks such as the "whiskered" wobbegong. Galagadon once swam in the Cretaceous rivers of what is now South Dakota, and its remains were uncovered beside "Sue," the world's most famous T. rex fossil. Galagadon teeth. Credit: Terry Gates, NC State University "The more we discover about the Cretaceous period just before the non-bird dinosaurs went extinct, the more fantastic that world becomes," says Terry Gates, lecturer at North Carolina State The tiny teeth – each one measuring less than a University and research affiliate with the North millimeter across – were discovered in the sediment Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Gates is left behind when paleontologists at the Field lead author of a paper describing the new species Museum uncovered the bones of "Sue," currently along with colleagues Eric Gorscak and Peter J. the most complete T. -
Impact of an Historic Underground Gas Well Blowout on the Current Methane Chemistry in a Shallow Groundwater System
Impact of an historic underground gas well blowout on the current methane chemistry in a shallow groundwater system Gilian Schouta,b,c,1, Niels Hartogb,c, S. Majid Hassanizadehb, and Jasper Griffioena,d aCopernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands; bEarth Sciences Department, Utrecht University, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands; cGeohydrology Unit, KWR Water Cycle Research Institute, 3433 PE Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; and dGeological Survey of the Netherlands, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (TNO), 3584 CB Utrecht, The Netherlands Edited by Susan L. Brantley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, and approved November 27, 2017 (received for review June 27, 2017) Blowouts present a small but genuine risk when drilling into the deep (15) and Aliso Canyon (16) blowouts. In some cases, the pres- subsurface and can have an immediate and significant impact on the sures generated during a blowout do not escape at the surface surrounding environment. Nevertheless, studies that document their but form a fracture network that allows the well to blow out long-term impact are scarce. In 1965, a catastrophic underground underground (17). When these fractures reach the surface, they blowout occurred during the drilling of a gas well in The Netherlands, may negatively impact the chemistry of shallow groundwater by which led to the uncontrolled release of large amounts of natural gas the massive introduction of methane (18). from the reservoir to the surface. In this study, the remaining impact In this study, we investigated the long-term effect of an un- on methane chemistry in the overlying aquifers was investigated.