Objective The research relates to Late Jurassic microfossils (ostracods and foraminifera) from two key areas: the south of England, which is the type area for Kimmeridgian and Portlandian rock strata; and the Russian platform, which is the type area for strata of the same age in the Volgian region. Ostracoda such as water fleas with a calcareous shell and Foraminifera such as amoeba with a calcareous shell, are abundant in these sedimentary rocks, which accumulated between about 140 and 155 million years ago. They are particularly useful in an industrial context in providing a relative chronological calibration for sediment accumulation and an insight into the environment of deposition in areas of hydrocarbon potential. Studies on the Ostracoda and Foraminifera from the Upper Kimmeridgian and Portlandian of Britain and Volgian of the Russian platform have been carried out independently and in isolation. Problems associated with isolation, language and the inadequate illustration of index taxa earlier in the present century have been inherited. The resulting confusion of classification schemes has prevented accurate biostratigraphical correlation in and between the two regions. The first part of the research is to compare and contrast the Russian and British type faunas in order to resolve these problems of classification. From this foundation the research will go on to sample key areas for ostracods and foraminifera in order to establish a refined biostratigraphical zonal/subzonal scheme. This will permit correlation at both inter- and intra-basinal scales and provide data which will elucidate palaeoenvironmental and palaeogeographical parameters, deliniate migration routes in the Boreal Province and provide an insight into the stratigraphical problems related to the marine/non-marine transition at the Jurassic/Cretaceous boundary in some parts of north-western Europe. Programme(s) IC-INTAS - International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the independent states of the former Soviet Union (INTAS), 1993- Topic(s) 51 - Evolutionary, Exploratory and General Geology Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator NERC British Geological Survey EU contribution No data Address Nicker Hill NG12 5GG Keyworth United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all All Russian Petroleum Scientific Research Russia EU contribution No data Address 191104 St. Petersburg See on map Total cost No data Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Polaris House North Star Avenue SN2 1EU Swindon See on map Total cost No data
