The benthic foraminiferal response to the mid-Maastrichtian event in the NW-European chalk sea of the Maastrichtian type area KU Leuven Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The mid-Maastrichtian carbon isotope event (MME), dated at ~69 Ma, reflects a perturbation of the global carbon cycle that, in part, correlates with the enigmatic global extinction of ‘true’ (i.e., non-tegulated) inoceramid bivalves. The mechanisms of this extinction event are still debated. While both the inoceramid extirpation and MMEhave been recorded in a variety of deep-sea sites, little is known about their expression in epicontinental ...