Carbon-isotope stratigraphy, geochemistry and geochronology of the Lower Jurassic of the Cardigan Bay Basin (Llanbedr (Mochras Farm) borehole), UK, and the Neuquén Basin, Argentina

Thesis

The lack of a continuous high-resolution carbon-isotope (δ¹³C) record based on a single material, and thus a single carbon reservoir, has so far inhibited investigation on the secular evolution of the Early Jurassic (~201–175 Myr) carbon cycle. The existing δ¹³C records for the Lower Jurassic Series tend to cover short stratigraphic intervals, originate from a variety of different sedimentary basins and different carbon reservoirs, or are of relatively low stratigraph...

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Authors: Storm, M

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford