Index Numbers in italic indicate figures, numbers in bold indicate tables abiotic environment change 43 Anticosti Island, Qu6bec Acanthocythereis meslei meslei 298, 304, 305 conodont fauna 73-100 Achilleodinium 263 geology 74 Achmosphaera 263 Anticostiodus species 93, 99 Achmosphaera alcicornu 312, 319 Aphelognathus grandis 79, 83-84 Acodus delicatus 50 Apiculatasporites variocorneus 127, 128 acritarch extinction 28, 29 Apiculatisporites verbitskayae 178, 182 Actinoptychus 282, 286, 287 Apsidognathus tuberculatus 96 Actinoptychus senarius 280, 283, 284, 287 Apteodinium 263 adaptation, evolutionary 35 Araucariacites 252 A dnatosphaeridium 312, 314, 321 Archaeoglobigerina blowi 220, 231,232 buccinum 261,264 Archaeoglobigerina cretacea 221 Aequitriradites spinulosus 180, 182 Arctic Basin Aeronian Pliensbachian-Toarcian boundary 137-171, 136 conodont evolutionary cycles 93-96 palaeobiogeography 162, 165, 164, 166, 170 sea-level change 98-100 palaeoclimate 158-160 age dating, independent 237 Aren Formation, Pyrenees 244, 245 age-dependency, Cenozoic foraminifera 38-39, Arenobulimina 221,235 41-44 Areoligera 321 Ailly see Cap d'Ailly coronata 264 Alaska, Pliensbachian-Toarcian boundary, medusettiformis 264, 263, 259 stratigraphy 155-157 Areosphaeridium diktyoplokum 315, 317, 319 Alatisporites hofjmeisterii 127, 128, 129 Areosphaeridium michoudii 314, 317 Albiconus postcostatus 54 Argentina, Oligocene-Miocene palynomorphs Aleqatsia Fjord Formation, Greenland 92 325-341 Alterbidinium 262 Ashgillian Ammobaculites lobus 147, 149, 153, 155, 157 conodont evolutionary cycles 88-91 Ammobaculites praefoliaceus 153 extinction 24 Ammodiscus 164, 235 assemblage change 4 glumaceus 147, 149, 153, 157 Astacolus 157, 170 siliceus 139, 15l, 153, 155 praefoliaceus 149, 153, 157 Ammoglobigerina canningensis 149, 157 Astropentagnathus irregularis 96 ammonite zones Atavograptus atavus 93, 99 Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary 175, 176, 178, Aulacodiscus 282, 283, 285, 287, 289 180 Aulacognathus buUatus 96, 100 Pliensbachian-Toarcian boundary 139-157, Aulacoseira 287 140-143 Austral Basin, Argentina 325, 327, 331 Amphigymnium 261,265 Amphorula monteilii 178, 182 Baculites cf. yokoyamai 229-230 Anafoveosporites avcinii 127, 128, 129 Bairdia 298, 301, 302 anagenesis 40 Barbatacysta pelionensis 177 Anaticinella multiloculata 220 Barents Sea, Pliensbachian-Toarcian boundary, Andalusiella polymorpha 263 stratigraphy 153 angiosperms, K-T boundary, Pyrenees 251,252 Baumannipollis chubutensis 330 Anglo-Paris Basin, mid-Cenomanian succession Baumannipollis variaperturatus 330, 331,340 200-203 Becsie Formation 88, 91, 98 Anmarginulina 164 Beer Head Limestone Formation 200-202, 200 gerkei 139, 153, 155 Berriasian 175-184 Anornalinoides talaria 219 Biddulphia 280, 283, 284, 287 anoxia, marine 16, 19, 20-21, 20, 22, 23-24 Bifidalithus oeminicatillus 223, 227 346 INDEX bio-events utinensis 259, 262 Ordovician-Silurian 76-78, 89 Cantulodinium arthuriae 182 speciation 97-100 Cap d'Ailly sections, Dieppe-Hampshire Basin 277, Palaeogene 276 278, 279 Toarcian 137, 157 pyritized diatom distribution 282 biostratigraphy Cap d'Antifer cliffs, Cenomanian succession 201, macrofossil 208-209, 210 203 microfossil 208-209 Cape Phillips Formation 88 Biretisporites potoniei 248, 251 Carbon Isotope Excursion 277, 287 Blue Hill Shale Member, Wagon Mound 213, 216, carbonate compensation depth (CCD) 257, 258, 309 233 Carboniferous, Upper body stratotypes 1 Langsettian-Duckmantian Stage boundary 123-133 bolide impact 11, 12, 16, 19, 20, 20, 22, 26-28, 257 Carlile Formation, Wagon Mound 212-214, 216-218, bootstrapping 13, 17 221,223, 233 Boreal affinity 223, 225, 233, 235, 236 Carniodus 85, 96 ~oreal province 175, 176 Carpatella cornuta 261,263, 264 Botrvococcus 127 Carpathians boundary Flysch 257, 258 definitions 1 Eocene-Oligocene boundary 309-322 ecological 3 geology 309, 310 environmental 2-3 Caudammina ovulum 235 geological 3 Cenomanian, mid, non-sequence 192-204 biostratigraphic 4 Cenomanian-Turonian boundary see CT boundary chronostratigraphic 4 Cenozoic, foraminifera 36, 37 lithostratigraphic 4 censoring 37-38 use of palynology 5 Centinela Formation, Argentina identification, techniques 4 Oligocene-Miocene boundary 325-341 investigative 2 palynomorphs 328 spatial 2-3 stratigraphy 326, 327 survivorship patterns 3~44 Cerodinium albertii 262, 265 tangible 2 Cerodinium diebelii 259, 262, 265 Braarudosphaera regularis 227 CFBP see eruption, CFBP brachiopods, stricklandiid 99 Chalk, Lower 187-189 3rassfield Formation, Ohio 92 Dorset 192, 197 Bulbobaculites 168 Dover 193, 198 strigosus 149, 155, 157 Changhsingian Stage 105-120 Bythoo'pris 298 Changxing Limestone 105-109, 107 Channel Tunnel 187 ~-c-line' 192, 194, 195, 203 lithology 191 ~-T boundary extinction 38 site investigation 187-192 age-dependent survivorship 38, 39, 40, 43 use of foraminifera in correlation 187-192 calcispheres 235, 236 Charlesdowniea 316 ~alculites 223 Chatangiella 225, 236, 259 ~ambrian-Ordovician boundary, conodont campbellensis 263, 265 communities 47-70 Chenque Formation, Argentina, Oligocene-Miocene Cambrooistodus 54 boundary 325, 330 Campanian, southern Pyrenees 244, 248 Chicotte Formation 96, 100 7ampo section, Pyrenees Chicxulub impact 22, 28 K-T boundary 244, 245 Cicatricosisporites 248 palynology 247, 248, 249, 250, 251-253 circulation, thermohaline 43 Camptoo'there 168 Cirrusphaera dissimilis 178, 181 mandelstami 149, 153, 157, 159 Citharina 164 occalata 151, 157 fallax 145, 155 Camptotriletes superbus 126-128 gradata 149 ~anada, arctic, Pliensbachian Toarcian boundary, hojkeri 157 stratigraphy 153-155 cladistic analysis 75, 78-87 Cannosphaeropsis 337, 338 cladogenesis 40 quattrocchiae ~0 (7lt,rkint~ 105-190, INDE~ 34/ characteristics 109 116, 110 Craie de Th61igny 203 longcuspidata 109, 111, 112, 113, 117-118 Craspedodiscus moelleri 287 orientalis 111 Craspedodiscus oblongus 282, 283, 287, 289 subcarinata 109, 115, 118 craters, impact 20, 22, 26 systematics 117-120 Cremnoceramus deformis erectus 208, 209, 221,228, taxonomy 116-117 230, 231,232, 236 wangi 109, 114, 119-120 Cremnoceramus rotundatus 208, 228 Clavohamulus elongatus 54, 56, 65, 69 Cretaceous Clavohamulus hintzei 54, 56, 65 mid, foraminifera 187-194, 190 Clavohamulus neoelongatus 53 see also Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary Climacograptus rectangularis 98 Cretaceous Stage Boundaries, Second International climate change 16, 22, 28, 75 Symposium 207-208, 227-228 Clorinda 99 Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary see K-T boundary cluster analysis 50-51, 52-53 Cribroperidinium 262 Jaccard 164, 295 297 Cristaeleberis reticulata 298, 301, 303, 304 Codoniella campanulata 263, 265 assemblage zone 302, 304, 305 Colorado Basin, Argentina 325, 327 cryptic speciation 37 Coniacian see Turonian-Coniacian boundary Cyathidites 248, 251,253 conodonts Cyclogyra liasina 149 Cambrian-Ordovician boundary 4%70 Cyperaceaepollis neogenicus 329, 330, 340 communities 48-50, 51, 57, 68 Cystograptus vesiculosus Zone 92 statistical analysis 50-53, 53, 54, 56 Cythereis mesa mesa 298, 301 effect of sea-level change 67-68 assemblage zone 299-300, 304, 305 nektobenthic 51, 64-67 Cythereis mesa ventroreticulata 298, 303, 304 pelagic 51, 53-61 Cytherella 298 Ordovician-Silurian boundary 73-100, 77 Cytherelloidea attiyaensis 298, 301, 304, 305 database 75-76 assemblage zone 299, 304, 305 diversity 75 effect of sea-level change 97-100 Dactylioceras 157 evolutionary cycles 88-97 Damassadinium californicum 261 evolutionary trees 78-88 Danian Permian-Triassic boundary 105-120 southern Pyrenees 246, 251,252 Conorboides 164 see also Maastrichtian-Danian buliminoides 145, 151, 157 Dapsilidinium laminaspinosum 227 Cope's Rule 40 Dapsilodus obliquicostatus 95, 96, 98, 100 Cordosphaeridium 263 dating, independent 237 Cordylodus 50, 53, 54, 56, 63, 68 Deccan Traps 22, 27 andresi 52, 54, 56, 63, 65, 66, 67 Decoriconus fragilis 95 angulatus 50, 51, 53, 54, 56, 63, 65, 68, 69, 70 Deflandrea 312, 313, 316, 318 caboti 50, 54, 56, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 68 Dentalina communis 157 deflexus 54, 56, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68 Dentalina gloria 139 hastatus 52, 53, 54, 56, 60, 61, 63, 68, 70 Dentalina kiterbutica 149 intermedius 50, 53, 54, 56, 63, 64, 66, 68 Devon, mid-Cretaceous succession 199, 200 lindstromi 50, 53, 54, 56, 61, 62, 63, 66, 68, 70 Devonian, Late 28-29 primitivus 52, 53, 54, 56, 59, 61, 63, 66 Diaphanodus cambricus 54, 56 prion 61 Diaphanodus latus 53, 54, 56 proavus 50, 53, 54, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68, 70 diatoms tortus 53, 54, 56, 63, 66 Palaeocene-Eocene boundary Coron~era oceanica 259, 263 assemblage zones 281,283-286 ~orrected Survivorship Score 37 biostratigraphy 276, 287-288 correlation, graphical 189-192 Dieppe-Hampshire Basin 275--289, 288 correspondence analysis 297, 302 pyritization 276 Corrudinium incompositum 312, 314, 318, 319 Dicarinella 221,234, 235 Coscinodiscus 276, 280, 282 concavata 222, 231,232 morsianus var. moelleri 276, 283,285, 287, 288 289 hagni 231,232 S6te Ste Catherine, Cenomanian succession 202, primitiva 222, 231,232 203 Dichadogonyaulax bensonii 178 ~ox proportional hazards model 38 Dichado~onvauIax culmula 178, 180 348 INDEX Dicoelosia 100 CFBP (continental flood-basalt province) 16, 19, 20, Dictyotriletes bireticulatus 124 22-23, 23, 26-30 Dieppe-Hampshire Basin Esna Formation, Sinai 294, 295 diatoms, Palaeocene-Eocene boundary 275-289, Eunotogramma weissei 282, 287 277 event-correlation 180 geology 277-278, 278 Evolutinella taimyrensis 149, 157 dinocysts see dinoflagellate cysts evolutionary trees, Llandovery conodonts 78-88 dinoflagellate cysts 225, 257