Late Cretaceous–Cenozoic sequence stratigraphic and paleogeographic controls on petroleum system elements of the Nicaraguan platform, western Caribbean Sea

The windward reef complex NE and E of San Andrés Island is briefly described in terms of submarine topography, sediments and the distribution of corals and other benthonic organisms. The breaker zone of the San Andrés barrier and other exposed Western Caribbean reefs characteristically exhibits a profuse growth consisting almost exclusively of Millepora. In this respect they are different from most other described West Indian reef localities, where Acropora palmata is the dominating species in this part of the reef. The replacement of Acropora palmata by Millepora is interpreted as an adaptation of the reef crest community to high energy environments due to long swell prevailing at the Western end of the Caribbean Sea. A few short reef sections exposed to the maximum degree of wave energy show conspicuous algal ridges.

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Simulating the timing of petroleum generation and expulsion from deltaic source rocks: Implications for Late Cretaceous petroleum system in the offshore Jiza-Qamar Basin, Eastern Yemen

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.petrol.2018.06.076 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 170 ◽

pp. 620-642 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Mohammed Hail Hakimi ◽

Abdulwahab S. Alaug ◽

Abdulghani F. Ahmed ◽

Madyan M.A. Yahya ◽

Mohamed M. El Nady ◽

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Keyword(s):

Late Cretaceous ◽

Petroleum System ◽

Source Rocks ◽

Petroleum Generation

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Jurassic Seismic Sequence Stratigraphic Structuring and Petroleum System in Central Tunisia

10.3997/2214-4609-pdb.8.t044 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

D.T. Amri ◽

M. Bédir ◽

M. Soussi ◽

M.H. Inoubli ◽

K.B. Boubaker

Keyword(s):

Petroleum System ◽

Seismic Sequence ◽

Sequence Stratigraphic ◽

Central Tunisia

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Mud Diapirs and Mud Volcanoes Associated with Gas Hydrates System in the Sinu Fold Belt of Colombia, South Western Caribbean and its Significant in the Petroleum System.

10.3997/2214-4609.201980018 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

M. Garcia

Keyword(s):

Gas Hydrates ◽

Petroleum System ◽

Mud Volcanoes ◽

Fold Belt ◽

Western Caribbean

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Diversity of Siphonophora (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) in the Western Caribbean Sea: new records from deep-water trawls

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2095.1.7 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2095 (1) ◽

pp. 60-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

REBECA GASCA

Keyword(s):

Deep Water ◽

New Records ◽

Caribbean Sea ◽

Relative Increase ◽

Tropical Atlantic ◽

Atlantic Region ◽

Surface Samples ◽

Mexican Caribbean ◽

Western Caribbean ◽

The Caribbean

Siphonophores are one of the least known gelatinous zooplankters in the tropical waters of the Northwestern Atlantic. Most of the regional knowledge about their diversity and distribution is based on surface samples (0–200 m). Siphonophores were collected from oceanic waters off the Mexican Caribbean across an expanded sampling range (0–940 m) during two cruises and were taxonomically examined. A total of 47 siphonophore species were recorded, of these, 14 had not been found in this sector of the Caribbean Sea and 10 represent new records for the Caribbean Basin. The number of species currently known from the western Caribbean is increased from 42 to 56. Some of these species also represent new records for the Northwestern Tropical Atlantic region. The greatest relative increase was observed among species of Lensia, five of which are exclusively deep-living forms dwelling below 300 m. A revised, expanded checklist of the siphonophores of the Western Caribbean is also provided. These results confirm the need of further deep sampling to increase our understanding of Caribbean siphonophore diversity.

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Checklist of the salps (Tunicata, Thaliacea) from the Western Caribbean Sea with a key for their identification and comments on other North Atlantic salps

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3210.1.4 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3210 (1) ◽

pp. 50 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

CLARA MARÍA HEREU ◽

EDUARDO SUÁREZ-MORALES

Keyword(s):

North Atlantic ◽

Caribbean Sea ◽

Depth Range ◽

Tropical Atlantic ◽

The North ◽

New Information ◽

Plankton Biomass ◽

Western Caribbean ◽

The Caribbean

In waters of the Northwestern Atlantic pelagic tunicates may contribute significantly to the plankton biomass; however, theregional information on the salp fauna is scarce and limited to restricted sectors. In the Caribbean Sea (CS) and the Gulf ofMexico (GOM) the composition of the salpid fauna is still poorly known and this group remains among the less studiedzooplankton taxa in the Northwestern Tropical Atlantic. A revised checklist of the salp species recorded in the North At-lantic (NA, 0–40° N) is provided herein, including new information from the Western Caribbean. Zooplankton sampleswere collected during two cruises (March 2006, January 2007) within a depth range of 0–941 m. A total of 14 species wererecorded in our samples, including new records for the CS and GOM area (Cyclosalpa bakeri Ritter 1905), for the CS (Cy-closalpa affinis (Chamisso, 1819)), and for the Western Caribbean (Salpa maxima Forskål, 1774). The number of speciesof salps known from the CS and GOM rose to 18. A key for the identification of the species recorded in the region is provided. Studies on the ecological role of salps in several sectors of the NA are scarce and deserve further attention.

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